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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elnar Akhmedyarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akhmedyarov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y9XNhmfjkA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elnar Akhmedyarov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva cracks the inside of Akhmedyarov's front leg.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhmedyarov was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Akhmedyarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Akhmedyarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Akhmedyarov shrugs it off though.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Akhmedyarov moved out of range.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akhmedyarov misses with a double jab.
Silva swings for the body but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Silva avoids the body shot from Akhmedyarov.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Akhmedyarov slips the punch.
Silva misses with a double jab
letting Akhmedyarov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akhmedyarov.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhmedyarov dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva thumps Akhmedyarov with a low kick.
Akhmedyarov looks gassed!
Akhmedyarov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to land a combination but Akhmedyarov avoids it well.
Akhmedyarov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akhmedyarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhmedyarov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akhmedyarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akhmedyarov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Akhmedyarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhmedyarov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akhmedyarov. That did some damage!
Akhmedyarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a body punch but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Silva thumps Akhmedyarov with a low kick.
Silva lands with a hook. Akhmedyarov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akhmedyarov.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Akhmedyarov's torso.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva thows a body kick. Akhmedyarov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Akhmedyarov.
Silva is looking to slow Akhmedyarov down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints and then cracks Akhmedyarov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akhmedyarov down.
Akhmedyarov avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a series of punches but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Akhmedyarov saw that one coming.
Silva throws the left hand but Akhmedyarov avoids the punch easily.
Akhmedyarov blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Akhmedyarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhmedyarov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva stalks Akhmedyarov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akhmedyarov's face. Akhmedyarov staggers backwards, shaken.
Akhmedyarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Akhmedyarov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedyarov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Akhmedyarov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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 chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Akhmedyarov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Akhmedyarov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akhmedyarov slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhmedyarov.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhmedyarov is just out of range.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akhmedyarov takes one to the chin there.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akhmedyarov circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Akhmedyarov avoids the body shot from Silva.
Akhmedyarov moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva scores with a one two! Akhmedyarov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva takes a swing at Akhmedyarov's ribcage but misses.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akhmedyarov can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akhmedyarov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Akhmedyarov's front leg but catches the back leg as Akhmedyarov tries to avoid it.
Akhmedyarov is breathing heavily.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Akhmedyarov's side.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Akhmedyarov ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Akhmedyarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva thumps Akhmedyarov with a low kick.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akhmedyarov circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhmedyarov dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Akhmedyarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Akhmedyarov also avoids with ease.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Akhmedyarov's torso.
Akhmedyarov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands with a straight right. Akhmedyarov didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akhmedyarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akhmedyarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores with the left hand. Akhmedyarov knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Akhmedyarov down.
Akhmedyarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akhmedyarov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva throws a right hand that Akhmedyarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Akhmedyarov also avoids with ease.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Akhmedyarov ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Akhmedyarov moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Akhmedyarov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Akhmedyarov seems unphased.
Akhmedyarov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a series of punches but Akhmedyarov avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Akhmedyarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Akhmedyarov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Jab by Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Akhmedyarov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Akhmedyarov dodges the punch combination from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a series of punches but Akhmedyarov avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhmedyarov is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Akhmedyarov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Akhmedyarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhmedyarov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva throws a right and a left that Akhmedyarov avoids nicely.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Akhmedyarov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Akhmedyarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Akhmedyarov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akhmedyarov moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Akhmedyarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akhmedyarov slips under a jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws the left hand but Akhmedyarov avoids the punch easily.
Akhmedyarov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akhmedyarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akhmedyarov if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva throws a series of punches but Akhmedyarov avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedyarov slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Silva misses.
Akhmedyarov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination. Akhmedyarov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Akhmedyarov moves away and avoids it.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akhmedyarov has time to react.
Akhmedyarov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akhmedyarov slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Akhmedyarov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmedyarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akhmedyarov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a body punch but Akhmedyarov moves out of range.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akhmedyarov.
Akhmedyarov moves away from the strike by Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akhmedyarov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva pushes Akhmedyarov away with a front kick.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Akhmedyarov slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akhmedyarov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akhmedyarov.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Akhmedyarov with a series of wild strikes but Akhmedyarov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a hook. Akhmedyarov ducked under it nicely.
Akhmedyarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks to land a combination. Akhmedyarov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Akhmedyarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Elnar Akhmedyarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhmedyarov moves away from the strike by Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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hype
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