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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Anderson (ranked 4169 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walid Seghir (ranked 2590 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walid Seghir!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seghir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Seghir as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seghir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson striking off his back but it's not causing Seghir any problems.
Seghir wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seghir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seghir wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Seghir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson striking off his back but it's not causing Seghir any problems.
Anderson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Seghir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Seghir stops Anderson from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Seghir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seghir slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson has Seghir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seghir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seghir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seghir tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seghir prevents it.
Seghir pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Seghir to sweep him here.
Seghir throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seghir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seghir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Seghir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seghir controlling the position.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Seghir's head.
Anderson prevents Seghir from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Seghir can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Seghir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Seghir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seghir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Seghir postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Seghir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seghir lands a couple of digs.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Seghir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seghir is one step ahead there.
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 throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seghir controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seghir connects with a couple of short punches.
Seghir wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Seghir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Seghir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seghir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walid Seghir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seghir counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson looks to move to half guard but instead Seghir has passed into mount! Damn!
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Seghir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Seghir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Seghir landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seghir controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Seghir has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Anderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Seghir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seghir looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anderson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Seghir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Seghir blocks Anderson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Seghir landing shots from mount.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seghir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seghir controlling the pace for now.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seghir controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Seghir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Seghir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seghir controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seghir tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seghir looking to secure an arm triangle but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson is in a horrible position here. Seghir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Seghir with the ground and pound from mount.
Seghir controlling his opponent.
Anderson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Seghir. What's that going to do exactly?
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anderson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Seghir. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson taking shots to the head.
Seghir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seghir is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Seghir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Walid Seghir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seghir controlling from mount.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walid Seghir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson gets tackled into the cage by Seghir. Seghir maintains the clinch.
Anderson looking for a takedown.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seghir is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seghir down to the mat. Seghir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a right hand that Seghir ducks under and follows up with a left that Seghir also avoids with ease.
Seghir rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Seghir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Seghir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seghir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seghir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Seghir.
Seghir closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seghir.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Seghir pulls Anderson into guard.
Seghir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seghir controlling the position.
Seghir wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Seghir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seghir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Seghir's legs - danger averted.
Seghir throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seghir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seghir is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson postures up in Seghir's guard and throws a big left but Seghir blocks it.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Seghir blocks nicely.
Seghir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seghir has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Seghir has wrist control.
Seghir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Seghir has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Seghir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Seghir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seghir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Seghir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Anderson regains half guard.
Seghir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Seghir wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with punches from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson punching from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Seghir is controlling him
Seghir uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Seghir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seghir blocks Anderson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walid Seghir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seghir 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walid Seghir!
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FIGHT
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