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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly Stallone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Stallone moves away and avoids it.
Stallone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson rushes Stallone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike.
Stallone scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Stallone won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Stallone blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Stallone managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Stallone avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stallone avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stallone.
Stallone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stallone smiles and moves away.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Stallone avoids it well.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stallone tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stallone to the ground. Stallone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stallone tries to counter by clinching up but Anderson breaks away and moves out of range.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Stallone's head but Stallone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Stallone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cliff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallone shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Stallone blocks a jab.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Stallone tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Stallone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a one two! Stallone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Stallone jumps back.
Stallone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Stallone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stallone shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stallone defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Stallone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallone. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stallone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stallone scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Stallone darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Stallone into the cage.
Stallone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stallone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stallone is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Stallone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stallone tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stallone misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Stallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson rushes Stallone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stallone lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stallone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Stallone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone stalling.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Stallone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stallone smiles and moves away.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Stallone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stallone.
Stallone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Stallone's ribs.
Anderson cracks Stallone with a good jab.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stallone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Stallone's head but Stallone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Anderson tries to get set, Stallone tries to push him back and clinch up but Anderson manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Stallone.
Stallone takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stallone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson tries a body shot but Stallone blocks it.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stallone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stallone gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cliff Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson trying to stall but Stallone improves his position.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stallone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is looking to control Stallone's arms but Stallone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
Cliff Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson tries to circle away but Stallone has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Anderson cracks Stallone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Stallone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stallone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stallone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stallone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stallone or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries a low kick but Stallone avoids it.
Stallone wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Stallone in a clinch.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries to stall but Stallone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Stallone prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Stallone has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stallone lands a right hand.
Anderson tries to work over Stallone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stallone takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Stallone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson throws a right hand that Stallone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stallone also avoids with ease.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stallone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stallone shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Stallone off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Stallone's head.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stallone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sly Stallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Stallone counters by clinching up.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stallone blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Stallone.
Sly Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Stallone controls the action.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Stallone avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Stallone is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stallone prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stallone controls his hands.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Stallone lands an uppercut.
Stallone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Cliff Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stallone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stallone finish him?
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!
Stallone cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Anderson!
Post fight, Cliff Anderson took to the microphone: 'I owe this win to the coaches at the Factory Gym. They are the best'.
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