Post by The Sandmen on Nov 17, 2017 13:04:10 GMT -5
Alexander Gustafsson glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Gustafsson is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A high kick from Alexander Gustafsson
falls short of the mark.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson Silva has found an opening in the defense of Gustafsson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Gustafsson's ribs.
Some nice shots from Alexander Gustafsson
miss their mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Anderson Silva that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Gustafsson's stops that one with his face! How is Gustafsson standing?!
Alexander Gustafsson and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexander Gustafsson!
Anderson ducks under...
Anderson launches a furious hook!
That hits Gustafsson's chin like a wrecking ball! Gustafsson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to stand up!
Anderson doesn't allow him!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson launches an up-kick intended for Anderson Silva's head...
Anderson leans out of the way.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Alexander Gustafsson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Alexander Gustafsson is on his feet again.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
Gustafsson moves forward looking for some action
Anderson Silva doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Gustafsson!
Anderson ducks under...
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that lands on Alexander Gustafsson's leg.
Anderson Silva was tooling Alexander Gustafsson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Gustafsson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexander Gustafsson spins around suddenly...
...and his backfist connects flush with Anderson's chin!
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Gustafsson's face like a cannon ball!
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Gustafsson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Anderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Alexander Gustafsson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Gustafsson's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Gustafsson to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Mouth
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Haymaker) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 1/14 (7%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 9/9 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Anderson vs. Reach. Anderson beats epic reach in an interesting performance.
Anderson Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Gustafsson is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
A high kick from Alexander Gustafsson
falls short of the mark.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson Silva has found an opening in the defense of Gustafsson, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Gustafsson's ribs.
Some nice shots from Alexander Gustafsson
miss their mark.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Anderson Silva that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Gustafsson's stops that one with his face! How is Gustafsson standing?!
Alexander Gustafsson and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexander Gustafsson!
Anderson ducks under...
Anderson launches a furious hook!
That hits Gustafsson's chin like a wrecking ball! Gustafsson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to stand up!
Anderson doesn't allow him!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson launches an up-kick intended for Anderson Silva's head...
Anderson leans out of the way.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Alexander Gustafsson kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Gustafsson is on the ground on his back
Gustafsson tries to hit Anderson Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Anderson dodges that
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anderson launches a kick to Gustafsson's thigh
Loud pop!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Alexander Gustafsson. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Alexander Gustafsson is on his feet again.
The two exchange wildly
Anderson is connecting with a few punches
Gustafsson moves forward looking for some action
Anderson Silva doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexander Gustafsson!
Anderson ducks under...
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that lands on Alexander Gustafsson's leg.
Anderson Silva was tooling Alexander Gustafsson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Alexander Gustafsson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Alexander Gustafsson spins around suddenly...
...and his backfist connects flush with Anderson's chin!
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Gustafsson's face like a cannon ball!
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
Gustafsson seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Anderson throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Alexander Gustafsson seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Gustafsson's face like a cannon ball!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Gustafsson to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gustafsson.
Gustafsson's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexander Gustafsson's Mouth
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Haymaker) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Alexander Gustafsson
Punches 1/14 (7%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 17/20 (85%)
Kicks 9/9 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Anderson vs. Reach. Anderson beats epic reach in an interesting performance.