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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elliot Payne!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Payne.
Anderson jumps guard but Payne stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne tries to clinch up
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Payne dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Payne's head and hops out.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniel Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Payne.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Payne is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Payne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Payne looking to stall.
Payne misses with a knee strike.
Payne looks winded!
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Payne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Anderson is working for takedown but Payne is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Payne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Payne throws knees to the body.
Payne with a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Payne throws an elbow that misses.
Payne holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Payne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson gets control of Payne's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Payne pushing down on Anderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson kicks off Payne and gets to his feet.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Payne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payne's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Payne is proving hard to escape from.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Payne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Payne is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Payne jumps guard.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but instead Payne has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payne wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson striking off his back but it's not causing Payne any problems.
Payne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson has Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
Payne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elliot Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne is working Anderson over against the cage.
Payne breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne landing knees to the body.
Payne keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Payne gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Payne shoots in.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Payne wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Payne wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Daniel Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Payne rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
Payne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Payne.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson dives in and grabs Payne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Payne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
It looks like Daniel Anderson has been cut.
Payne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson jumps guard but Payne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Payne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Payne has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Payne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Payne lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Payne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Payne to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Payne shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Payne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to wear down Payne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Payne wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Payne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Payne.
Payne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Payne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Payne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payne stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Payne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Payne wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Payne looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Payne passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Payne is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Payne.
Daniel Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elliot Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Payne!
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energy
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