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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Von Loeb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Von Loeb!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Loeb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
A jab from Andersson misses.
Von Loeb tries to close the distance and clinch but Andersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Loeb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson loads up on a big right hand but Von Loeb slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Von Loeb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Loeb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Von Loeb moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Loeb clinches up against the cage.
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Von Loeb obliges.
Andersson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Von Loeb trying to hold on to Andersson's head to control him but Andersson postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Loeb can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson wants to free his trapped foot but Von Loeb is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Von Loeb trying to control here.
Andersson blocks the strikes from Von Loeb.
Andersson lands strikes from half guard.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Loeb defending well though.
Andersson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andersson working over Von Loeb with some ground and pound. Von Loeb looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson prevents Von Loeb from standing back up.
Von Loeb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Andersson connects with a nice short shot to Von Loeb's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson wants to take a breather but Von Loeb is having none of it.
Von Loeb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Andersson seems content to control.
Von Loeb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersson.
Andersson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Andersson is nestled in close to Von Loeb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Von Loeb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Von Loeb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andersson is nestled in close to Von Loeb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Andersson there.
Von Loeb is not content to let Andersson control the position.
Andersson is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Andersson.
Andersson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Von Loeb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersson.
Andersson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Von Loeb is staying active underneath Andersson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andersson thows a huge punch but Von Loeb dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Loeb is trying to stand up here but Andersson is controlling him well.
Von Loeb looks winded!
Andersson passes to side control.
Andersson working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Andersson dominated that round.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andersson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Von Loeb defends it nicely.
Charles Von Loeb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Loeb doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Loeb. That's going to slow Andersson down.
Von Loeb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andersson looks to throw the jab but Von Loeb is out of range.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Loeb is just out of range.
Von Loeb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Von Loeb fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Andersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Loeb lands a head kick. Andersson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Filip Andersson has been cut.
Von Loeb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Loeb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Loeb moves away.
Von Loeb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andersson.
Von Loeb instigates a clinch.
Von Loeb prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Loeb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson is trying to force a seperation but Von Loeb has the dominant position.
Von Loeb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson has picked Von Loeb up - he's going for a ride! Andersson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andersson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Andersson is trying to control. Von Loeb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Andersson is looking to pass Von Loeb's guard but actually Von Loeb recovers to full guard.
Andersson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andersson wants to control from the top but Von Loeb keeps moving.
Andersson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson trying to control but Von Loeb is working from the bottom.
Andersson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Loeb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersson passes Von Loeb's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Loeb defending well though.
Andersson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Andersson throwing shots but Von Loeb is blocking nicely.
Von Loeb is breathing heavily.
Andersson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Andersson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Von Loeb is looking to control Andersson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Loeb avoid being mounted?
Andersson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andersson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Von Loeb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Von Loeb defending well though.
Von Loeb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Andersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Filip Andersson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Von Loeb will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Von Loeb tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson misses the jab.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Andersson.
Andersson shoots for a takedown but Von Loeb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Filip Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andersson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Andersson misses.
Andersson lands with an overhand left.
Von Loeb is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Loeb has Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Loeb scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Von Loeb.
Andersson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Von Loeb avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Von Loeb scores with a knee to the head.
Von Loeb is looking to control Andersson's arms but Andersson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Loeb has his back to the cage.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Von Loeb tries to land a knee to the head but Andersson blocks with his arms.
Von Loeb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Loeb misses with a knee to the head.
Von Loeb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Von Loeb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Loeb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Loeb misses with a knee strike.
Von Loeb lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersson won't want to take too many of those.
Von Loeb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Andersson is trying to maintain a safe position but Von Loeb gets an underhook and turns Andersson into the cage.
Von Loeb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andersson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Loeb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andersson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Loeb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Von Loeb missing with knees to the body.
Andersson avoiding damage as Von Loeb throws knees to the body.
Von Loeb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Andersson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Loeb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Loeb tries a knee to the head but Andersson blocks it.
Von Loeb looking to stall.
Andersson is pushing Von Loeb up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Filip Andersson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Loeb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.
Von Loeb missing with knees to the body.
Von Loeb tries to land knees in the clinch but Andersson avoids the damage to the body.
Charles Von Loeb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Andersson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andersson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Von Loeb.
I think Andersson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Andersson!
A determined Filip Andersson didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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