Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DC 89: Sitsongrit v Battleby
Date: Sep 10, 2023

#R1#
Silva moves to clinch but Cozad breaks away
enabling Cozad to counter with a crisp jab.
Cozad throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Silva's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cozad dives in looking to finish as Silva flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cozad's strikes! Cozad is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Silva's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Silva was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cozad!

Event: DC 77 Mfer vs Maeda
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Bobandy just misses with a punch to the body.
As Bobandy looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo but Bobandy just gets out of the way.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
so Bobandy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bobandy from controlling successfully.
Bobandy won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Bobandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet. #CL#
Silva has Bobandy up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. #TD2#
Bobandy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bobandy manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobandy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well. #T1#
Bobandy just content to control the position.
It looks like Bobandy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bobandy trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bobandy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bobandy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Bobandy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobandy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is being controlled here.
Silva tries to escape but Bobandy is in control. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bobandy lands an elbow.
Bobandy scoring with punches from side control.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bobandy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Bobandy crashes against the mat.
Bobandy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobandy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bobandy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Bobandy drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobandy working the head with strikes. #T3#
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bobandy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva parries the strikes from Bobandy easily there. Bobandy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Bobandy just content to control the position.
Silva is pushing Bobandy's head away, looking to escape. Bobandy manages to hold on to the position though.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Bobandy moves away #TD2#
and Bobandy counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Silva has his feet on Bobandy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Bobandy up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Bobandy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Bobandy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bobandy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lino Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Bobandy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Silva.
Bobandy goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bobandy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.#T4#
Bobandy avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Bobandy tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bobandy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bobandy looks winded!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Bobandy.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bobandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT#That has opened up Randy Bobandy's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Bobandy 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 Bobandy can turn it around.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Bobandy in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#Randy Bobandy'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 Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lino Silva!
The defeated Randy Bobandy had this to say: 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 19, 2023

#R1##CL#
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivera looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rivera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Rivera in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Mountain Rivera has been cut.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva working Rivera over with knees to the body.
A short right from Silva on the inside. #KD#
Silva drops Rivera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rivera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Rivera is rocked!
Rivera should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee right up the middle! Rivera tumbles to the floor and Silva stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Lino Silva!

Event: DC 49: Bollomard vs Moen
Date: May 06, 2023

#R1##CL#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gill or not.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Gill won't want to take too many of those.
Gill looks winded!
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gill with a big uppercut! Gill tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gill to the mat! Gill covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lino Silva!

Event: DC 40: April Fools!
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noah, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Noah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Noah's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Noah cracks Silva with a big right hand and Silva goes down!#CUT#It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Noah wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Noah is having none of it. #ES2#
Silva manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Noah digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva looks winded!
A body shot lands from Noah.
A hook to the body from Noah. #BC#
Noah breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Noah lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Silva falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hebrew Noah!
During a confident post fight interview, Hebrew Noah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DC 31: Ziegler vs Hoshino
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
Rozenblad misses with a straight left.
Silva tries to clinch but Rozenblad is having none of it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rozenblad.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rozenblad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rozenblad throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Silva pushes Rozenblad up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rozenblad blocks with his arms.
Rozenblad wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Rozenblad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva looks winded!
Rozenblad prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Rozenblad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Rozenblad landing strikes.
Rozenblad lands an elbow.
Rozenblad working the body and head with strikes.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T1#
Silva prevents Rozenblad from improving position.
Rozenblad in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rozenblad in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rozenblad turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Imro Rozenblad!
Imro Rozenblad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DC 23: Thorn vs Billingsly
Date: Jan 29, 2023

#R1#
Silva tries to clinch up.
Jab from Power.#CUT2#It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick lands for Power.
Power scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva moves to clinch but Power breaks away #KD2#
and Power counters with a nice right hand that sends Silva toppling to the canvas! Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Power finish him?!#ROC2#Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Silva out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polish Power!
Polish Power 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: DC Intermission 1
Date: Dec 10, 2022

#R1#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Christ circles away.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva tries to clinch but Christ moves away
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Silva tries to clinch but Christ is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Christ tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Christ up against the cage.
Christ's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Christ scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Christ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Silva clinches up with Christ and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ.
Christ working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christ scores with a counter punch that sends Silva to the canvas! Christ smells blood - he's punishing Silva with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silva has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Christ!

Event: DC 5: Doncic vs Silva
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away. #CL2#
Silva has Doncic up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Doncic.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Doncic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doncic just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doncic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doncic controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doncic misses with a punch to the body.
Doncic wants to stall. #T1#
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doncic looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Silva.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Doncic uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Doncic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doncic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU2#
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doncic, up you get!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doncic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doncic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva cracks Doncic with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Silva. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Doncic.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doncic is defending well for now.
Doncic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Doncic.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doncic managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Doncic tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Doncic tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doncic's brow. #TD#
Doncic has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doncic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Doncic dives into Silva's guard.
Doncic won't allow Silva to get back to his feet. #T3##ES2#
Silva kicks Doncic off and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Doncic tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Doncic tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Doncic back against the cage.
Doncic blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD#
Doncic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doncic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva stops Doncic from standing up.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Doncic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doncic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva wants to clinch but Doncic slips to the side
and Doncic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking. #CL#
Doncic forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doncic.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva pushes Doncic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Silva.
Doncic is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Doncic takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva pushes Doncic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doncic blocks the elbow strike.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doncic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Doncic dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Doncic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doncic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Doncic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doncic wants to clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Doncic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is working Doncic over against the cage.
Doncic throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doncic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Doncic blocks it.
Doncic avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doncic wants to stall.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Doncic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doncic backwards.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Silva.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doncic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Doncic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doncic's elbow. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doncic.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doncic is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Doncic into the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doncic is defending well for now.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Doncic in his tracks for a moment.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Doncic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva. #ROC2#Doncic is rocked!
Silva lands a big knee! That's hurt Doncic! Oh, he's all over the place! Silva lands another knee that sends Doncic to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lino Silva!
In defeat, Luka Doncic stepped up to the mic, saying 'Luka is sad because he nein won. Luka go to die dressing room now and listen to die muzyka David Hosselhaff, ja?'.

Event: DC 1: Initiation
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Silva rushes Verdins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Verdins.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Verdins blocks with his arms.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Verdins is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Verdins won't want to take too many of those.
Silva cracks Verdins with a nice body shot.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Martins Verdins has been cut.
A short left from Silva.
I was talking to Verdins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva gets through Verdins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva. #KD2#
Silva drops Verdins onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Verdins is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Verdins is rocked!#T1#
Silva has Verdins pressed against the cage. He pushes Verdins back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Verdins crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Verdins is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lino Silva!

Event: DMMA 136 Misha vs Paavali
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Makkonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Makkonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makkonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Makkonen won't allow Silva to get back to his feet. #ES#
Silva pushes Makkonen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL#
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Make Makkonen has been cut.
Makkonen gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Makkonen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Makkonen is controlling him.
Makkonen looking to pass the guard. #ES#
Silva kicks Makkonen off and gets to his feet. #T1#
Silva tries to clinch up.
Makkonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Makkonen up against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkonen scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Silva tries a body shot but Makkonen blocks it.
Makkonen is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Makkonen wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Makkonen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Makkonen lands a couple of digs.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Makkonen from controlling successfully.
Makkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Makkonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Makkonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Makkonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Makkonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Makkonen 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.#T3#
Makkonen swinging wildly here.
Makkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Makkonen misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makkonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makkonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Makkonen scores with a four punch combination!#CL2#
Makkonen pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Makkonen in his tracks for a moment.
Makkonen tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Lino Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Make Makkonen.
Makkonen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makkonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.#T4##CL#
Silva forces Makkonen back against the cage and clinches.
Makkonen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Makkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makkonen is defending well for now.
Makkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makkonen scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Makkonen wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Makkonen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva keeping full guard, as Makkonen tries to pass. #ES#
Silva kicks Makkonen off and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Makkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Makkonen stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Make Makkonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Make Makkonen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makkonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makkonen connects with a body shot.
Makkonen scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makkonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Makkonen shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Makkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makkonen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makkonen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
Check out the look on Makkonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Makkonen trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Makkonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Make Makkonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makkonen working the head with strikes. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
A lull in the action here as Makkonen stalls from top position.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Makkonen! That's hurt Silva! Will he recover? Makkonen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

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

Event: DMMA 128 Contreiras Vs Bol
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Kuomanen connects with the punch.#CL#
Kuomanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuomanen lands a right hand.
Kuomanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuomanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kuomanen.
Silva looks winded!
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuomanen.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kuomanen avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Kuomanen lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Kuomanen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Kuomanen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #SUB#
Kuomanen is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Kuomanen is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kuomanen seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.#T1##SUB#
Kuomanen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kuomanen has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kuomanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahjo Kuomanen!

Event: GC 435: Simmons VS Frewin
Date: Jun 11, 2022

#R1#
Ebert lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Ebert goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ebert fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ebert pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ebert.
Ebert plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ebert cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Ebert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ebert keeps the fight on the outside.
Ebert lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ebert pushes him off.
Ebert keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Ebert. #CL2#
Ebert gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ebert's brow.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Ebert.
Ebert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ebert.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Ebert. #T1#
Ebert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ebert lands with a short shot to the head.
Ebert cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva looks winded!
Ebert lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ebert.
Ebert misses with some punches.
A short right from Ebert.
Ebert lands with a light punch inside.
Ebert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ebert pushes Silva against the cage. Ebert is working some dirty boxing. Ebert pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ebert moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Ebert!

Event: GC 425: Garrett VS Sailcirc
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Silva rushes Christ and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christ avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christ.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Christ's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.#BC#
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Christ.
Christ misses with some punches.
Christ on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christ swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Christ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christ paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Christ keeps the fight on the outside.
Christ is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Christ lands a jab.#CL2#
Silva clinches. #BC#
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.
Christ lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Christ lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Christ pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Christ!
After winning the bout, Julio Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GDL 140: Egyptian VS Evans
Date: Feb 12, 2022

#R1#
A nice leg kick from Vega, right into the meat of the thigh. #CL#
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Vega's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vega's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vega avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vega avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Vega trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva. #T1#
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Vega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva gets through Vega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Vega.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vega.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Vega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T2#
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vega obliges.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Vega.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Vega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Vega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vega avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vega.
Vega avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Vega misses with a knee to the head.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Vega wants to break free but Silva has control. #T3#
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Silva misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Vega avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva pushes Vega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a left hand.
Vega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Vega is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Silva. #T4#
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva avoiding damage as Vega throws knees to the body.
Vega prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vega or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Silva pushes Vega up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva pushes Vega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vega is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Keaton Vega has been cut.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vega's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vega can do to turn this around?
A short right from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Vega throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Vega blocking some punches. #T2#
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Vega is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches. #T3#
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Vega is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Vega into the cage.
Vega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vega blocks an uppercut.
Vega lands a knee to the body.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Vega.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vega.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vega. #T4#
Vega 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.
Vega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Vega controls his hands.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vega.
Silva misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vega.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Vega throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Vega takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands a left hand.
Vega lands an elbow inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keaton Vega's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.
Vega lands with an overhand left.
Vega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Vega.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vega.
Vega landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Vega blocks a body shot from Silva.
Vega dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Vega is trying to stall.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lino Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Vega controls the action.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vega missing with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vega is defending well for now.#T2#
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega.
Vega 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 throws a punch but it's blocked by Vega.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Vega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Vega avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva working aggressively here.
Vega managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Vega blocking some punches.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Keaton Vega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries a body shot but Vega blocks it.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Vega - that landed with a thud.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Vega tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Silva. #T4#
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vega avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Vega avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega blocks the elbow strike.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vega.
Vega presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vega crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC2#
Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lino 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: GDL 137: Reed VS Chisaki
Date: Jan 22, 2022

#R1#
Silva tries to clinch but Ebert moves out of range. #CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Ebert takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ebert.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ebert.
Ebert lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva digs a right hand into Ebert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ebert's gas tank.
Ebert is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Ebert has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Ebert lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ebert scores with a hook to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Ebert backwards.
Silva prevents a body shot from Ebert.
Silva tries to work over Ebert's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ebert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ebert lands with a right to the head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ebert avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body. #T1#
Ebert misses with a body punch.
Ebert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Ebert.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ebert is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Ebert - that landed with a thud.
Ebert scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Ebert lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ebert.
A short body shot lands from Ebert as the two fighters clinch.
Ebert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ebert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ebert lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ebert.
Ebert lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ebert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva blocks a body shot from Ebert.
Ebert tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ebert back against the cage.
Ebert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ebert pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ebert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ebert.#T2#
A right hand to the body from Ebert.
Ebert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ebert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ebert creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ebert is working Silva over against the cage.
Ebert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Ebert.
Ebert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ebert throws a big uppercut that drops Silva! More strikes from Ebert and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva lies dazed against the cage as Ebert celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Ebert!

Event: GDL 135:Silva VS Anderson
Date: Jan 08, 2022

#R1##CL#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Anderson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body. #TD2#
Anderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Silva tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Anderson won't allow Silva to get back to his feet. #T1#
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Silva is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Outlier Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
My spies in Jed's Gym inform me that Anderson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Anderson darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Anderson.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Anderson 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.
Anderson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Anderson. #ROC2#Silva is rocked!
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Anderson is standing up over Silva. Silva looks to escape but Anderson dives into side control. #REVR##SUB2#
Anderson has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Anderson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Anderson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Richard Anderson!
Richard Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GDL 117: Biden VS Kogos
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1#
Ebert lands with an overhand left.
Ebert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ebert, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ebert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ebert is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#It looks like Jason Ebert has been cut.
Ebert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #KD2#
Silva lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ebert's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Silva tries to finish him with strikes but Ebert still seems able to defend himself so Silva steps back and lets Ebert get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.#ROC2#Ebert is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Silva has Ebert up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Ebert is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva has Ebert pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ebert is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Silva - that's hurt Ebert badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ebert is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ebert doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lino Silva!

Event: GDL 112: Scott VS Biden
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD#
White manages to pull guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SU2#
White is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
White blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. White seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.#T2#
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries a body shot but White blocks it.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.#T3#
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva cracks White with a nice body shot.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body. #T4#
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands an elbow that stopped White in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Damian White has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
White blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White blocks an uppercut.
White can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian White's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Silva forces White back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White prevents a body shot from Silva. #BC#
White manages to break the clinch.
White is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
White throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.#T1#
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T2#
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
letting White counter with a right hand.
Silva tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Silva rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
A shot in the inside from Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now White has his back to the cage.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
White prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Silva.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
White avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damian White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
White tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks an elbow strike.
Silva digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T3#
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
White blocks an uppercut.
White blocking some punches.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Silva throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Silva tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Damian White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lino 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30

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

Event: GDL 108: Submission VS Camble
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Fartface shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Gregory Fartface has been cut.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Fartface leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fartface working hard to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head. #KD2#
Silva drops Fartface with a big knee straight up the middle! Fartface is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CUT2#Gregory Fartface's cut is getting worse.
Fartface is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has Fartface pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Fartface is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Silva - that's hurt Fartface badly! Oh, another knee lands and Fartface is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Fartface doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Lino Silva!

Event: GDL 102: Sloan VS Hunt
Date: Jun 12, 2021

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#KD#
Ebert sends Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ebert is motioning to the referee to let Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT#It looks like Lino Silva has been cut.#KD#
Ebert feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Silva sprawling to the canvas! Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ebert finish him?! #ROC#Silva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebert punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ebert finish him?
Silva looks winded!
Ebert jabs at Silva's body.
Ebert closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Silva out cold! Silva corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Ebert!

Event: GDL 98: Alvarez VS Scott
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Silva has Saunders up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saunders 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.
Silva is leaning against Saunders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saunders is breathing heavily.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Saunders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Saunders won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T1#
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Saunders looking for a takedown.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva digs a right hand into Saunders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saunders's gas tank.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Saunders avoids the damage to the body.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders. #T2#
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders wants a takedown.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Saunders's ribcage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T3#
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saunders blocks it with crossed arms.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Saunders dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms. #TD#
Saunders has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva is looking to stand up but Saunders won't let him. #SU2#
Saunders is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saunders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saunders tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Saunders pushes him off.
Saunders drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saunders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saunders, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders's defenses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Silva 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.

Lino Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Saunders pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Saunders circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chip Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saunders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Silva.
Saunders avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Saunders tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saunders tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Saunders drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Saunders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Saunders dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saunders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is working Saunders over against the cage.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Saunders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Silva trying to land knees to the body. #TD#
Saunders is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Saunders persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saunders is controlling him. #ES2#
Silva is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Saunders presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
Silva tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saunders.#T3#
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saunders tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Silva. #CUT2#It looks like Chip Saunders has been cut.
Saunders avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike from Silva. #TD#
Saunders pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saunders is proving hard to escape from. #SU2#
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saunders swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saunders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Saunders uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Saunders has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chip Saunders'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. 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##CL2#
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Saunders won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Silva.
Saunders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Saunders blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saunders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saunders is defending well for now.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saunders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Saunders's ribcage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
A short right from Silva.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saunders avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3#
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a body shot but Saunders blocks it.
Saunders managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Saunders is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saunders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Saunders breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saunders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders appears to be looking for a big counter.
Saunders avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Saunders moves away
and Saunders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Saunders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moves to clinch but Saunders breaks away
and Saunders counters with a left and a right that stings Silva. #CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Saunders tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saunders is controlling him.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Saunders slips an elbow through the middle.
Saunders stops Silva from standing up. #ES2#
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Saunders off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saunders.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lino 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: GDL 91: Silva VS Scott
Date: Apr 18, 2021

#R1#
Scott tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Scott ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Scott counters with a takedown into side control.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Scott landing a few strikes.
Silva's coaches at Outlier Martial Arts 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.
Scott grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Scott lands a few punches from side control.
Scott scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Silva is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Scott can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Scott!
Tyron Scott 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Silva forces Ngannou back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva digs a right hand into Ngannou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ngannou's gas tank.
Ngannou tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Ngannou is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ngannou's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva just leaning against Ngannou, taking a breather.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T1#
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Ngannou tries to clinch there but Silva circles away. #CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Ngannou looking to stall.
Ngannou cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ngannou tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ngannou's takedown attempt.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ngannou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.#T2#
Ngannou wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Ngannou tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva stalling.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Ngannou tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Ngannou. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3##CL2#
Silva has Ngannou up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Ngannou is breathing heavily.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva has Ngannou pushed against the cage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and pushes Ngannou back into the cage.#BC#
Ngannou manages to break the clinch. #T4##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ngannou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ngannou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Ngannou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Silva clinches up with Ngannou and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva stalling the fight.
Ngannou is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ngannou's efforts to push away.
Ngannou working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ngannou takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Francis Ngannou has been cut.
Ngannou takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva has Ngannou pushed against the cage.
Ngannou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva. #T1#
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva is working Ngannou over against the cage.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva pushes Ngannou back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ngannou tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Ngannou goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Ngannou. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Ngannou's ribcage.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva. #T3#
Ngannou takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage. #T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Ngannou misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ngannou is lucky that one didn't land flush. #CL2#
Silva has Ngannou up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ngannou tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva prevents Ngannou from breaking the clinch.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ngannou wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ngannou up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francis Ngannou's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Ngannou throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva. #CL2#
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ngannou in a clinch.
Silva has Ngannou pressed against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva prevents Ngannou from breaking the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ngannou, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Ngannou's head.
Silva lands a shot to the body.#T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva has Ngannou pushed against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Ngannou takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Ngannou tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ngannou has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva has Ngannou pushed against the cage.#T2#
Silva has Ngannou pressed against the cage.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ngannou up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ngannou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is leaning against Ngannou and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva stalls. #T3#
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Ngannou letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ngannou's efforts to push away.#T4#
Silva prevents a body shot from Ngannou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Ngannou takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Ngannou letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva stalling.
Francis Ngannou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva lands an elbow just above Ngannou 's eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lino Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30

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

Event: TFI 1
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Nassir connects with the punch.#CL2#
Silva pushes Nassir up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #TD#
Nassir jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU2#
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva wants to clinch but Nassir slips to the side
and Nassir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Nassir with that takedown attempt.
Silva moves to clinch but Nassir breaks away
enabling Nassir to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva wants to clinch but Nassir slips to the side
and Nassir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Nassir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nassir is keeping busy.
Nassir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Nassir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nassir is breathing heavily.
Silva stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nassir blocks it. #T1#
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Nassir stalling.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Nassir keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nassir.
Nassir being controlled against the cage.
Silva stalling.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#T2#
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassir. #BC#
Nassir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Silva looks to move away, Nassir throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Nassir does no damage.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nassir pushes him off.
Nassir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nassir swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.#CL2#
Silva has managed to clinch. #T3#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nassir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Nassir takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nassir's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nassir avoids it.#T4#
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassir seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nassir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is pushing Nassir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nassir lands a right hand. #BC#
Nassir breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nassir circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino 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##CL2#
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nassir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Nassir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nassir 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. Nassir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Nassir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Nassir getting side control.#SU#
Nassir stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Nassir circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#CL2#
Silva darts in and clinches Nassir up against the cage.
Nassir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake Nassir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir moves out of range. #CL2#
Nassir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nassir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Nassir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Nassir controls the action. #T1#
Nassir managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Nassir backwards.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nassir up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nassir dodges an elbow strike from Silva. #T2#
Silva working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nassir as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Nassir thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nassir tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva wants to clinch.#CL2#
Silva rushes Nassir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nassir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T3#
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Nassir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nassir blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Nassir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.#CL2#
Silva clinches.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Nassir controls his hands.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nassir is blocking nicely.
Nassir tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nassir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nassir tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands an elbow just above Nassir 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Blake Nassir has been cut.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC#
Nassir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Nassir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nassir circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Nassir circles away. #CL2#
Silva forces Nassir back against the cage and clinches.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Nassir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nassir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries a body shot but Nassir blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##BC#
Nassir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nassir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nassir misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Nassir takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva avoiding damage.
Nassir lands a left hand.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir is having none of it. #CL2#
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nassir is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nassir managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Nassir avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Nassir gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch.
It looked like Nassir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Nassir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nassir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nassir stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Nassir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir is having none of it. #CL2#
Nassir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Nassir gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Blake Nassir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Nassir 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

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

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