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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Skyscrapers - Ready, Set, Fall!. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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171 cm
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199 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Anderson really felt that one!
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benz's waist but Benz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Benz tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benz is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Benz avoids it well.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Benz sprawls well.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Benz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Benz is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Benz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benz blocks the body kick.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Benz counters by clinching up.
Anderson lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Benz's takedown attempt.
Benz avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson wants to break free but Benz has control.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Benz controls his hands.
Benz slows down the pace here.
Benz lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Benz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Benz misses with a punch on the inside.
Benz tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
Benz breaks the clinch.
Anderson throws a body punch but Benz moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benz was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Benz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Benz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Benz's leg but Benz calmly moves out of range.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benz blocks a leg kick.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Benz checks it.
Anderson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a low kick but Benz moves out of range easily.
Benz misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Benz avoids them all with ease.
Benz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Benz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Benz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benz.
Benz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Benz crashes against the mat.
Benz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Benz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half 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 Anderson Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a low kick but Benz avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benz has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Benz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Benz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Benz breaks from the clinch.
Benz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Benz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benz blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benz tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benz to the ground. Benz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a swing at Benz's ribcage but misses.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Benz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benz 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.
Benz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Benz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson scores with a few weak punches.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benz is working away from the top position though.
Benz stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is not content to let Benz control the position.
Benz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benz lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benz lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Benz not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Benz is controlling well.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Benz prevents Anderson from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Benz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Benz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Benz's head.
A low kick from Anderson misses
enabling Benz to counter with a crisp jab.
Benz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benz digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Benz controls his hands.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benz trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benz into the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benz misses with some punches.
Benz tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benz prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Benz misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Benz won't allow it.
Benz is trying to trip Anderson. He has hold of a leg but Anderson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Benz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Benz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson pushes Benz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benz manages to avoid it.
Anderson digs a good hook to Benz's body.
Benz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Benz's head back.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Benz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Benz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benz.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Benz back into the cage.
Anderson tries a body shot but Benz blocks it.
Anderson is leaning against Benz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benz.
Benz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Benz trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Benz is controlling well.
Benz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benz won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Benz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benz trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson trying to control but Benz is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to stand but Benz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benz pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson postures up in Benz's guard and throws a big left but Benz blocks it.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Benz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Benz checks it.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benz swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Benz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Benz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benz avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Benz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Anderson Anderson!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Anderson Anderson!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Anderson Anderson!
Anderson Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
Anderson Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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