Jay Silva def Kendall Grove – Photo courtesty of Superior Cage Combat
A couple of former UFC veterans battled under the Superior Cage Combat banner Thursday night in Las Vegas, as middleweight Jay Silva (8-5) would pick up a submission victory against “TUF” season three winner Kendall ‘Da Spyder’ Grove (14-10, 1NC) in the main event of the SCC 4 show.
Sherdog.com was on hand for the live event offering a breakdown of the entire main card which included more UFC veterans in John Gunderson vs. Justin Bucholz, and “TUF 11″ fighter Jamie Yager. A middleweight bout between another set of UFC vets, Jesse ‘Money’ Taylor and Terry ‘Dangerous’ Martin was scratched after Martin failed to receive medical clearance from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
“Jiu-jitsu, baby!” screamed an exuberant Jay Silva immediately following his shocking submission win over the always-dangerous Kendall Grove in the main event of Superior Cage Combat 4 at the Orleans Arena on Thursday night.
The win came 1:52 into the second round, and it marked the first time anybody has submitted Grove in his entire career. After hurting the lanky Hawaiian with a flurry of punches, Silva locked on a perfect arm triangle from the side and put Grove to sleep.
Silva didn’t just walk right through his much taller opponent; he had some difficulty in dealing with Grove’s long reach and quick hands. Grove landed several thudding kicks to Silva’s leg and his jab and hooks were causing his opponent some grief. Still, the Huntington Beach, Calif.-based fighter was resilient and wanted to stand and bang with Grove whenever he could.
He got his wish in the second, and it paid dividends as an errant right hand landed on Grove’s temple, buckling his legs. “Da Spyder” tried to regroup and hide the fact that he was hurt, but his rubbery legs betrayed him and he eventually crumbled to the canvas. Silva (8-5) pounced and doled out a vicious attack, but Grove (14-10) was able to survive and pull guard. However, Silva scrambled out and latched on the choke, ending the fight when Grove was rendered unconscious.
The results for SCC 4 are as follows:
Middleweight bout: Jay Silva def. Kendall Grove via Technical Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 1:52
SCC Lightweight title bout: John Gunderson def. Justin Buchholz via Submission (Kimura) – R3 @ 2:34
Welterweight bout: Jamie Yager def. Danny Davis Jr. via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight (157 lbs) bout: Paulo Goncalves Silva def. Dominique Robinson via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight bout: Brandon Bender def. Marlin Weikel via Submission (Triangle choke) – R3 @ 2:30
Heavyweight bout: Walter Harris def. Anthony Hamilton via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:15
Featherweight bout: Jimmy Jones def. Joao Victor via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R3 @ 3:49
Check out the full photo gallery from SCC 4 at superiorcagecombat.com