Fedor Falls To Silva In Second Round, Hints At Retirement

In the first round, both fighters stood on the feet and generally evenly traded, perhaps with Fedor getting the better of the exchanges on the judges score cards. One can still make a case for Antonio Silva to have won that round, especially given the late takedown he secured just before the bell sounded.

The second round, however, belonged entirely to the American Top Team prospect. He took Fedor down immediately, controlled Fedor’s position on the bottom, passed to superior position on top and unloaded a barrage of hard strikes that nearly stopped the action. He was able to keep Fedor controlled either in back mount or mount and came close to securing a head and arm triangle. Fedor was able to escape late and even attempted a submission of his own towards the end of the second, but the damage had been done. Before the third round started, Fedor could not see out of his left eye and the doctor stopped the fight.

SBNation scores this round 10-9 Silva.

The entire crowd is on its feet.

The referee in charge of the action is Dan Miragliotta.

ROUND ONE

The referee in charge of the action is Yves Lavigne.

This fight is the second event at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva.

ROUND ONE

The crowd here at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey is actually not that small. Both fighters are in the cage.

ROUND ONE