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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Alexander Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Munoz blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Munoz circles away easily
and Munoz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Poor strikes thrown by Munoz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Munoz goes for an armbar but Anderson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Anderson.
Munoz working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Munoz's temple.
Anderson throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Munoz is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Munoz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munoz defending well though.
Munoz trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Munoz's hands, connecting with Munoz's forehead.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Munoz is looking to improve his position.
Munoz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munoz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from Munoz's half guard. Munoz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munoz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Munoz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munoz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Munoz is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Munoz's guard.
Anderson is keen to just control but Munoz is a slippery customer.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Munoz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Munoz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Munoz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Munoz taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Munoz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Munoz looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Munoz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anderson is in Munoz's guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munoz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Anderson has picked Munoz up and slammed him! Munoz can't keep hold of the triangle and Anderson manages to pass to side control!
Munoz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Anderson scores with punches from side control.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alexander Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Munoz defends the submission attempt.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz looking for submissions off his back.
Munoz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Munoz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Anderson wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Munoz is looking to improve his position.
Anderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Munoz!
Anderson unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson breaks from Munoz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
Anderson avoids the attempt from Munoz to control.
Munoz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz is rocked!
Munoz is looking to get to half guard.
Munoz is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson trying to control but Munoz is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Munoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson looking to control but Munoz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Munoz hang on?
Munoz wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anderson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Munoz! Anderson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Munoz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson retains his light heavyweight title!
Alexander Anderson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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RATING
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