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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 2578 p4p, 265 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 3737 p4p, 346 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Architects-Doomsday. Richard Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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227 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Gruzdev moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Gruzdev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Gruzdev moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Gruzdev throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Gruzdev misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gruzdev scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gruzdev should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Gruzdev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gruzdev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gruzdev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gruzdev's head.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gruzdev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gruzdev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good shot there by Gruzdev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Gruzdev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And Silva counters with a quick kick to the body but Gruzdev blocks it.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Gruzdev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gruzdev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gruzdev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gruzdev swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gruzdev takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gruzdev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gruzdev lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gruzdev lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Gruzdev misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gruzdev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gruzdev with a hook.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Gruzdev is quick to defend against it.
Richard Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Gruzdev.
Gruzdev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gruzdev throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Gruzdev tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gruzdev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gruzdev throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gruzdev!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gruzdev prevents Silva from improving position.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Gruzdev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gruzdev defending against the ground and pound.
Silva with the ground and pound but Gruzdev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Silva working Gruzdev over with strikes.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gruzdev's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruzdev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva looks to land a strike but Gruzdev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Gruzdev takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev misses with a wild body shot.
Gruzdev missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gruzdev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Gruzdev misses with a right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva keeps Gruzdev at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Gruzdev.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruzdev.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruzdev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzdev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Gruzdev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gruzdev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Gruzdev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Gruzdev scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Silva throws a counter high kick but Gruzdev was just alert enough to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Gruzdev does no damage.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gruzdev slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gruzdev. That snapped Silva's head back.
Gruzdev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gruzdev finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gruzdev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gruzdev misses with a hook.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Gruzdev lands a jab to the head.
Gruzdev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gruzdev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva leaves Gruzdev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Gruzdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gruzdev throws a good cross that connects.
Gruzdev throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruzdev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gruzdev's guard.
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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruzdev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Gruzdev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gruzdev wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Gruzdev pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
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!
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Gruzdev avoids it easily.
Gruzdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruzdev.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Gruzdev misses.
Silva blocks a jab.
Gruzdev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gruzdev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Gruzdev with an uppercut!
Silva misses with a body kick.
Gruzdev lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gruzdev swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gruzdev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gruzdev with a nice cross.
Gruzdev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gruzdev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gruzdev misses with a two punch combination.
Gruzdev misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gruzdev throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Gruzdev misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Gruzdev in his tracks momentarily.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Gruzdev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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 lands a jab to the head.
Gruzdev throws an off balance right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice jab there from Silva.
Gruzdev misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gruzdev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Gruzdev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Gruzdev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva blocks a jab.
Gruzdev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Gruzdev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Gruzdev misses its intended target.
Gruzdev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruzdev.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Gruzdev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Gruzdev lands a right hook to the body.
Gruzdev misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gruzdev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Gruzdev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Gruzdev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Gruzdev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Gruzdev throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruzdev avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Alexander Gruzdev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn! My face feels like it has been molded by bricks!'.
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