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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rico misses with a double jab.
Rico moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Rico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Rico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Rico postures up.
Rico keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rico has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rico controlling from mount.
Rico thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rico working for a submission but Anderson is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico controlling the position easily from mount.
Rico throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson tries to hold on but Rico postures up.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rico.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound.
Rico wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
Rico is working for a guillotine from mount but Anderson frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rico tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rico controlling from mount.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rico tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rico wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Rico throwing strikes here but Anderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
Rico landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rico working Anderson over with strikes here.
BOOM! Rico connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Rico.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that round.
That's time! Rico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rico scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rico fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rico jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Rico gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Rico circles away easily
and Rico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Rico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rico is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rico avoid being mounted?
Anderson stops Rico from getting back to his feet.
Rico trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Rico's hands, connecting with Rico's forehead.
Rico looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rico has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson prevents Rico from improving his position.
Rico trying to control from the bottom.
Rico tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rico to regain full guard.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Rico blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Rico counters with a two punch combo.
Rico scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Rico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Rico.
Jonny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Rico scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rico moves into the clinch successfully.
Rico gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rico passes to side control.
Rico just content to control the position.
Rico tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rico throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rico advances nicely into full mount.
Rico with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rico connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Rico trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Rico thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Jonny Rico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rico perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rico wants to pass to mount but Anderson is defending the position.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rico.
Rico trying to advance position but Anderson counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rico moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Rico moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
The crowd cheers as Rico lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Rico.
Rico fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rico.
Rico slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rico on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rico tries to get out of the position.
Anderson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Rico has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anderson but great work by Rico.
Rico works to advance to full mount. Anderson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Rico maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico content just to control the position here.
Rico landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble!
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Rico's attempts to control the action.
Rico working the ground and pound effectively.
Rico controlling his opponent.
Jonny Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rico prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Rico controlling from mount.
Rico has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Rico is having none of it.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rico looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Rico misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rico takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rico has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rico 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Rico!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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