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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mouth For War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedro lands a front kick.
Pedro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Pedro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedro.
Anderson wants to slow Pedro down by chopping away at his legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Anderson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pedro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pedro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anderson just manages to avoid it.
Pedro cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pedro throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Pedro blocks a body shot from Anderson.
A short left from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Pedro's takedown attempt.
Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pedro avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Pedro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson presses Pedro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Pedro tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pedro goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pedro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Pedro misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Pedro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pedro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pedro - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pedro. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pedro throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pedro.
Pedro thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Pedro forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Pedro lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pedro.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Pedro tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Pedro back against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Pedro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pedro misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Pedro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pedro misses with a kick to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Pedro shakes it off.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Pedro didn't see that one coming.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
Pedro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Pedro avoids the body shot from Anderson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedro throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Pedro tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Good work by Pedro as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pedro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pedro throws a lazy body kick
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Pedro.
Pedro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pedro wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedro tries to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Pedro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pedro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson throws a jab when Pedro was well out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Pedro avoids it easily.
Anderson throws the left hand but Pedro avoids the punch easily.
Pedro is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Nice uppercut there from Pedro.
Pedro scores with a kick to the body.
Pedro looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Kevin Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro tries to clinch up.
Pedro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pedro throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Pedro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pedro misses with a looping left.
Pedro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pedro throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedro misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson misses the jab.
Pedro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Pedro cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pedro lands a front kick.
Anderson blocks the body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pedro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson is looking for the big counter here.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Pedro moved out of range.
Pedro throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pedro throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pedro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pedro tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedro walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Pedro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pedro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pedro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedro controls his hands.
Pedro tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Pedro feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Pedro back into the cage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedro.
A short uppercut from Pedro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pedro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedro lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Pedro controls the action.
Anderson trying to stall but Pedro improves his position.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Pedro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pedro blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Pedro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson feints and then cracks Pedro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pedro down.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
A low kick from Pedro misses
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Pedro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pedro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson is rocked!
Pedro is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Anderson hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Pedro!
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