Kendall Grove vs. Jay Silva
Round 1 – Silva comes out throwing jabs while Grove is throwing low kicks. Grove pins him against the cage, lands some knees and foot stomps. Silva breaks free and they square up. Leg kick from Silva. Straight right from Grove scores. Big counter right hook from Silva. Silva pins Grove against the cage. The separate. Standing elbow strike from Silva. Head kick by Silva is blocked, barely. Grove chases him down and lands a few punches capped off with a right hook. They clinch up, Grove goes for the takedown and gets it with 90 seconds remaining in the round. Grove spins to his back, but is shaken off and winds up on his back. Silva wants no part of his guard and lets him up. Silva blocks a punch combo and shakes his head at Grove. Silva just misses a big uppercut as the bell sounds. PMN scores it 10-9 Grove.
Round 2 – Silva catches Grove with a shot early and Grove is on rollerskates. Silva pounces trying to finish as Grove goes to his back. Grove ties him up in his guard. Silva passes guard, Grove gives up his back. Silva rains down punches as Grove scrambles and regains half guard. Silva takes his back again and locks on a rear naked choke. This fight is over as Kendall Grove taps out. I don’t think he ever fully recovered from getting rocked on the feet. This is only the second submission loss of Kendall Grove’s career. The last time he was submitted was back in 2005 when Savant Young put him to sleep with a guillotine choke at Lockdown in Paradise 1 in Hawaii.
OFFICIAL RESULT: Jay Silva def. Kendall Grove by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 2 (1:52)