Post by The Sandmen on Sept 14, 2017 8:11:59 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Anderson while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Fedor Emelianenko looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Anderson Silva tries a high kick!
Fedor blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Anderson fires low kicks
punishing Fedor's legs repeatedly.
Fedor steps forward
Anderson Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Anderson Silva launches a rapid series of punches
taking Fedor from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Anderson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Anderson Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Fedor Emelianenko tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Anderson Silva is taking the best of the fight.
Anderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fedor Emelianenko embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Anderson who put distance between them
Shovel hook by Anderson Silva
tags Fedor.
Anderson Silva launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Anderson Silva was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Fedor is holding Anderson Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Fedor tries to move to full mount!
Anderson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Fedor misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Fedor Emelianenko in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Fedor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fedor's side.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Anderson
Fedor is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
2:59 Round 1 and Fedor is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Fedor is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Fedor Emelianenko down and prevents his attempts to escape
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to move on the ground and shows Anderson Silva a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Fedor's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Anderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Anderson suddenly holds Fedor Emelianenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Fedor can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Anderson Silva!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Anderson
Fedor tries to escape from closed guard...
Anderson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Fedor Emelianenko! He is reversed and nor Anderson Silva is on half guard!
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Anderson Silva breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fedor Emelianenko. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anderson Silva!
Fedor is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anderson Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Fedor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Fedor Emelianenko's cheek! Fedor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Fedor Emelianenko kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Anderson moves backwards and gestures for Fedor Emelianenko to stand up.
Fedor climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Fedor attempts a shoot
Anderson Silva hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Fedor hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Anderson Silva has left Fedor unconscious on the mat!
Fedor's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fedor has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Fedor did not have as much success with the takedowns as he would have liked/needed. Kinda an unfortunate matchup for Fedor, as fighting one of the ManMMA GoaT's is not a good gauge of how well your recent upgrades worked and is even less helpful for subsequent fine-tuning.
Fedor Emelianenko looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Anderson Silva is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Anderson Silva tries a high kick!
Fedor blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Anderson fires low kicks
punishing Fedor's legs repeatedly.
Fedor steps forward
Anderson Silva catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Anderson Silva launches a rapid series of punches
taking Fedor from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Anderson jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Anderson Silva pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Fedor Emelianenko tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Anderson Silva is taking the best of the fight.
Anderson doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Fedor Emelianenko embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Anderson who put distance between them
Shovel hook by Anderson Silva
tags Fedor.
Anderson Silva launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Anderson Silva gets sloppy and Fedor Emelianenko tries to take advantage...
Some counter punches against Anderson Silva
almost hit him as he moves away.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko attempts a sweep single...
Anderson Silva was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Fedor is holding Anderson Silva's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Fedor tries to move to full mount!
Anderson won't allow him to take this position easily.
Fedor misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva attempts to trap Fedor Emelianenko in his guard.
Anderson Silva manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson measures the resilience of Fedor's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Fedor's side.
Fedor Emelianenko is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close his guard around Fedor
He succeeds!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Anderson
Fedor is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Anderson works on the ground with his fingers over Fedor's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
2:59 Round 1 and Fedor is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Fedor is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Anderson Silva pushes Fedor Emelianenko down and prevents his attempts to escape
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor tries to move on the ground and shows Anderson Silva a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Fedor's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Anderson can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Anderson suddenly holds Fedor Emelianenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Fedor can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Anderson Silva!
Fedor Emelianenko is in closed guard over Anderson
Fedor tries to escape from closed guard...
Anderson waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Fedor Emelianenko! He is reversed and nor Anderson Silva is on half guard!
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Fedor
Fedor moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Anderson Silva breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Fedor Emelianenko. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Anderson Silva!
Fedor is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Anderson Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Fedor blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Fedor Emelianenko's cheek! Fedor stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Fedor Emelianenko kicks his legs trying to keep Anderson Silva away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Anderson launches a kick to Fedor's thigh
Loud pop!
Anderson is standing while Fedor is on the ground on his back
Anderson moves backwards and gestures for Fedor Emelianenko to stand up.
Fedor climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Fedor attempts a shoot
Anderson Silva hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Fedor hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Anderson Silva has left Fedor unconscious on the mat!
Fedor's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Fedor has a small cut in his Mouth
Winner is Anderson Silva by KO (High kick) at 4:54 Round 1
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 5/7 (71%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 109 s
Statistics: Fedor Emelianenko
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 142 s
Fedor did not have as much success with the takedowns as he would have liked/needed. Kinda an unfortunate matchup for Fedor, as fighting one of the ManMMA GoaT's is not a good gauge of how well your recent upgrades worked and is even less helpful for subsequent fine-tuning.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!