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MFC - 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lee (ranked 3514 p4p, 23774 weight class) and Krzysztof Zakrzewski (ranked 298 p4p, 413 weight class). Krzysztof Zakrzewski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krzysztof Zakrzewski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zakrzewski up against the cage.
Lee jumps guard.
Lee throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zakrzewski uses it to pass to side control.
Zakrzewski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Special Ops N7 Training , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee wants to improve his position but Zakrzewski is controlling well.
Lee wants to control but Zakrzewski is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Zakrzewski tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Zakrzewski wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
Lee moves into full guard.
Lee controlling Zakrzewski's posture.
Zakrzewski looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zakrzewski is one step ahead there.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zakrzewski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zakrzewski manages to escape to his feet.
Lee clinches up with Zakrzewski and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee decides to pull guard.
Zakrzewski is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Zakrzewski won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zakrzewski manages to get himself to full 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!
Zakrzewski working a defensive guard but Lee manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying to control but Lee flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Zakrzewski is covering up but some of the strikes from Lee are getting through and doing damage.
Lee slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Zakrzewski trying to control the hands but Lee breaks the grip.
Lee is persistently looking for the submission but Zakrzewski is defending it well.
Zakrzewski is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakrzewski can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee closes the distance and pushes Zakrzewski back into the cage.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zakrzewski looking for a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zakrzewski jumps guard but Lee stands there with Zakrzewski around his waist. Zakrzewski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lee slowing the pace effectively.
Zakrzewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Zakrzewski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zakrzewski to the mat. Zakrzewski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Lee stands and throws Zakrzewski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zakrzewski for as long as he can get away with.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Lee slows the pace down.
That's two 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.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Zakrzewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Lee cracks Zakrzewski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzewski trying his best to control but Lee has mounted him.
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Zakrzewski is breathing heavily.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to secure an arm triangle but Zakrzewski defends it well.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakrzewski taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee has managed to clinch.
Zakrzewski tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zakrzewski uses from the top position.
Lee managing to control the position.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is pulling down on Zakrzewski's head. It's preventing any offense from Zakrzewski, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zakrzewski escapes and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lee stops Zakrzewski from passing to mount.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee is being controlled here.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lee is not content to let Zakrzewski control the position.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Zakrzewski keeps moving and retains side control.
Zakrzewski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zakrzewski trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Mo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Zakrzewski.
Zakrzewski tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Lee pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee has his hands on Zakrzewski's head, controlling the position.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zakrzewski manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zakrzewski's head.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zakrzewski is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zakrzewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zakrzewski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Junior (ranked 2612 p4p, 24086 weight class) and Trent Bash (ranked 300 p4p, 534 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Bash!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior closes the distance and pushes Bash back into the cage.
Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bash has eaten all the pies!
Bash taking a breather.
Bash wants to take the fight to the mat but Junior manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Trent Bash has been cut.
Junior is leaning against Bash and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Junior.
Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Junior.
Bash looks winded!
Junior gets underhooks to prevent Bash's takedown attempt.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Junior.
Junior scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Good body shot from Junior.
Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
Junior lands a nice uppercut.
Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Junior lands a body shot in the clinch.
Junior cracks Bash with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Junior lands an elbow just above Bash 's eye.
A hook to the body from Junior.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Junior.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Bash backwards.
A shot in the inside from Junior.
Junior lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Junior.
A nice left hand lands by Junior.
Junior gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior gets through Bash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Bash is rocked!
Junior lands a left hand.
Bash is still on wobbly legs! Can Junior finish him?
Junior looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Junior dips a shoulder and cracks Bash with a mighty uppercut! Bash falls back against the cage and Junior unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bash is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Junior screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hermio Junior (ranked 1622 p4p, 23566 weight class) and Davide Farina (ranked 238 p4p, 551 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hermio Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Davide Farina!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior gets a takedown into half guard.
Junior is looking to advance position but Farina won't allow it.
Farina is controlling Junior's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Junior wants to work for an arm triangle but Farina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Farina tries to roll over but Junior keeps him under control.
Farina is doing well to control the position and prevent Junior from advancing to side control.
Farina is trying to control but can't.
Junior is pressing down on Farina's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farina is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Junior wants to work for an arm triangle but Farina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Farina won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farina manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farina keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Farina keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior passes Farina's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Farina is defending against the submission attempts here by Junior.
Farina is holding on to half guard well.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura but Farina is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Farina won't allow Junior to pass to mount.
Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farina has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farina trying to hold on to Junior's head to control him but Junior postures up.
Junior is looking for a kimura here.
Junior is pressing down on Farina's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farina is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Farina is defending against the submission attempts here by Junior.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farina is defending against the submission attempts here by Junior.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farina manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farina has his hands on Junior's head, controlling the position.
Farina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Farina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior is looking for a triangle but Farina pushes his legs off easily.
Junior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Junior working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Farina has passed into half guard!
Farina content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farina wants to control but Junior is keeping him busy.
Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Farina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hermio Junior dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Junior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Junior showed some decent athleticism there.
Junior is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farina has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farina trying to control from the bottom.
Farina is looking for a sweep. Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Junior is thwarting Farina's attempts to control the position.
Farina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is working for a submission of some sort.
Junior trying to mount his opponent but Farina defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farina wants to control but Junior is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior wants to work for an arm triangle but Farina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Junior is looking for a kimura here.
Hermio Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farina is trying to maintain the position but Junior is very close to passing his half guard.
Farina keeping control of the position.
Junior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Farina doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Junior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior is thwarting Farina's attempts to control the position.
Junior seems to be working for a kimura but Farina defends the submission attempt.
Farina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Junior is working away from the top position though.
Farina is looking to improve his position.
Junior looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Farina is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farina trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Farina is retaining full guard.
Farina has his hands on Junior's head, controlling the position.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior drops back looking for a leg! Farina is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farina manages to kick Junior off! Junior jumps back into Farina's guard.
Farina wants to sweep here but Junior controlling him for the moment.
Farina trying to keep a closed guard but Junior is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Farina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junior drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farina manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Junior has Farina in his guard.
Junior working for a triangle but Farina defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farina trying to control but Junior is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hermio Junior dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Junior decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Farina wants to control but Junior is keeping busy.
Junior is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Farina sees it coming and defends easily.
Junior is looking for a kimura here.
Junior wants to work for an arm triangle but Farina is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Farina wants to improve his position but Junior is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farina is looking to control Junior's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farina avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Junior is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farina is in trouble now - Junior has advanced to mount!
Farina tries to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
Junior has hold of Farina's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Farina manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Junior has hold of Farina's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Farina manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farina tries to lock up and control but Junior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Junior looking for a guillotine from mount but Farina is having none of it.
Farina tries to hold on but Junior pushes him away.
Davide Farina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farina working to try and regain half guard.
Junior is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Farina has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Farina!
Junior looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Farina has picked Junior up and slammed him! Junior can't keep hold of the triangle and Farina manages to pass to side control!
Junior tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farina thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Junior regains half guard.
Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Farina tries to pass to full mount but Junior defends it.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farina's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farina's back!
Farina showing good submission defense here.
Farina trying to control the hands but Junior breaks the grip.
Junior has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Farina tries to escape but Junior has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Junior looking for the RNC.
Farina is really stuck here.
Farina wants to control his opponent's hands but Junior gets his hands free.
Junior has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Farina has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Farina is trying to defend against the choke here but Junior has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Junior Tightens the hold and Farina taps out furiously! Junior displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hermio Junior!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Averescu (ranked 4455 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Alan West (ranked 521 p4p, 370 weight class). Averescu comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle. Alan West told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 26 - 41 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Averescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan West!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Averescu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from West.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West shoots and misses
enabling Averescu to counter with a crisp jab.
West with a poor takedown
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dan Averescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan West.
West fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Averescu tries to avoid it but West manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Averescu to the ground. Averescu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Averescu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Averescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Averescu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Averescu but Averescu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Averescu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Averescu has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. West is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Averescu walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
West shoots and misses
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West shoots and misses
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West looks winded!
West with a poor takedown
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Averescu as he jumps to the side.
West fails with the takedown
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Averescu counter with a right hand.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Dan Averescu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West misses with a takedown
letting Averescu counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West fails with the takedown
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a takedown
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Averescu counter with a right hand.
West tries for a takedown but Averescu circles away easily
and Averescu counters with a nice uppercut.
West has his takedown stuffed
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West shoots and misses
and Averescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
West misses with a takedown attempt
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Averescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alan West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West with a lazy takedown attempt
and Averescu counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
West misses with a takedown attempt
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West shoots and misses
and Averescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Averescu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
West shoots and misses
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West misses with a takedown
and Averescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Averescu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West tries for a takedown but Averescu circles away easily
and Averescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West shoots in for a takedown but Averescu shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Averescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Averescu is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Averescu is refusing to be controlled, as West sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
West is keen to just control but Averescu is a slippery customer.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dan Averescu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with West in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Averescu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
West wants to take a breather but Averescu is having none of it.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Averescu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Averescu is refusing to be controlled, as West sits in half guard.
Averescu looking for submissions off his back.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Averescu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Averescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
West is looking to take a break and control but Averescu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
West wants to take a breather but Averescu is having none of it.
Averescu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but West pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Averescu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Averescu tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Averescu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Averescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
West doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Averescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dan Averescu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan West.
West throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Averescu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. West is in Averescu's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and West defends well.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West trying to control but Averescu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Averescu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. West defends it easily.
Averescu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! West rolls with it to try and escape but Averescu cranks on the arm and West is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Averescu!
A very excited looking Dan Averescu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mehdi Kanaani (ranked 2419 p4p, 21269 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 230 p4p, 420 weight class). Kanaani comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Nuthin' But A G Thang. Mehdi Kanaani had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mehdi Kanaani is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 29 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehdi Kanaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanaani works the jab nicely.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Kanaani gets in close and tags Hageman with a short punch that almost sends Hageman to the mat! Oh Hageman is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kanaani, trying to create some distance but Kanaani rushes him, striking wildly and Hageman goes down! The referee tackles Kanaani into the cage to end the fight! Kanaani is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehdi Kanaani!
During a confident post fight interview, Mehdi Kanaani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 2131 p4p, 3367 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 289 p4p, 406 weight class). Franco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franco.
Franco throws a right hand that Zuev ducks under and follows up with a left that Zuev also avoids with ease.
A left lands for Zuev.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev.
Zuev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuev dodges the punch combination from Franco.
Zuev throws the kick towards the body but Franco avoids it.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco throws a combination that misses
and Zuev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zuev closes the distance and clinches.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Zuev lands a front kick.
Zuev pushes Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
Zuev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuev throws a one two combo.
Franco is rocked!
Zuev drops Franco with a big left hand! Franco is injured, injured bad! Zuev jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 1255 p4p, 3544 weight class) and Kari Mountain (ranked 152 p4p, 397 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Iron man. Brownie Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Mountain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Kari Mountain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson lands with a straight right. Mountain didn't see that one coming.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Mountain is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mountain. Mountain gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Mountain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good leg kick by Anderson.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Mountain unleashes a big counter combination but Anderson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Mountain is looking for the big counter here.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
A right-left combo lands from Mountain.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
Mountain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mountain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mountain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson punishes Mountain's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Mountain misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Mountain misses with a low kick as Anderson jumps back.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mountain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mountain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Mountain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Mountain's head back.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Mountain's leg but Mountain calmly moves out of range.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson drops Mountain with a beautiful combination! Mountain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Anderson is looking for the KO!
Mountain is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws a hook but Mountain blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Mountain.
Mountain seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Anderson moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Anderson slips a straight right by Mountain.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mountain throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a jab.
Anderson connects with a leg kick.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Mountain had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mountain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Kari Mountain's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Mountain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mountain throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Mountain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Mountain's legs.
Anderson throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mountain misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Anderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anderson.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson misses the jab.
Mountain misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mountain thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brownie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kari Mountain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Mountain lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mountain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Mountain misses with a hook.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Mountain misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Mountain lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mountain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
Anderson slips a straight right by Mountain.
Mountain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Kari Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brownie Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson jabs at Mountain's body.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Mountain throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mountain.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mountain in his tracks.
Mountain throws a one two combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mountain checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mountain at a distance.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Mountain saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Mountain shakes it off.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Mountain counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Mountain to acknowledge the strikes.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Mountain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kari Mountain.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brownie Anderson!
An intense looking Brownie Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'And still, thanks to all my team around me. Can't wait to put off another good performance.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 1154 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 146 p4p, 265 weight class). Hansen comes into the arena with Black Sabbath - Iron Man blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hansen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab by Pfanne.
 It looks like Marcus Hansen has been cut.
Hansen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pfanne!
Hansen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hansen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pfanne's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pfanne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pfanne is looking for a sweep.
Hansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pfanne knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pfanne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen 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.
Hansen trying to control the position but Pfanne is working away.
You can see the frustration on Pfanne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hansen trying to control the position but Pfanne is working away.
Pfanne wants to control but Hansen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pfanne some visible discomfort.
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Pfanne regains half guard.
Hansen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pfanne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pfanne pulls Hansen in close to prevent any damage.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hansen is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne looking for a sweep. Not yet Pfanne, not yet.
Hansen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pfanne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hansen won't allow Pfanne to sweep him here.
Pfanne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hansen's guard.
Hansen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pfanne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pfanne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pfanne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pfanne working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pfanne postures up and lands a big shot to Hansen's brow.
Pfanne postures up and lands a big shot to Hansen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen looking to control.
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pfanne's guard.
Pfanne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hansen manages to get himself to full guard.
Pfanne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen is adopting a defensive guard.
Pfanne lands a couple of elbows.
 Hansen is rocked!
Pfanne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Hansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfanne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hansen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hansen wants to sweep here but Pfanne controlling him for the moment.
Hansen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Hansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hansen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hansen misses with a double jab.
Pfanne drops his hands momentarily and Hansen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pfanne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pfanne cracks Hansen with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pfanne immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Hansen is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pfanne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Pfanne!
Brad Pfanne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 1025 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Cavalho Atunes (ranked 137 p4p, 397 weight class). Anstey's entrance music is Let's hear it for the boy. A fine choice. Atunes has chosen Makeba as his entrance music. Corwin Anstey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cavalho Atunes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavalho Atunes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey stands and throws Atunes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Atunes is not content to let Anstey control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes tries to buck Anstey off but Anstey is having none of it.
Atunes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the position but Atunes is working away.
Anstey is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Atunes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anstey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Atunes's legs.
Anstey looks up at the clock and then as Atunes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anstey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anstey working away.
Atunes is not content to let Anstey control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anstey landing a few strikes.
Anstey working away.
Atunes regains half guard, as Anstey was trying to land strikes.
Anstey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Atunes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anstey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anstey is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
Anstey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Atunes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anstey has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Anstey controlling from mount.
Anstey tries to control but Atunes wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey with good strikes from the mount here!
Anstey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Anstey lands a big elbow.
It looks like Cavalho Atunes has been cut.
Atunes wants to hold on but Anstey pushes him away.
Anstey looking to land elbow strikes but Atunes uses the position to regain half guard.
Anstey wants to pass the guard but Atunes is defending well.
Atunes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atunes is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's time! Anstey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anstey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Atunes working a defensive guard here.
Anstey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atunes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anstey uses it to pass to side control.
Anstey working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Atunes will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Atunes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey taking a breather here.
Atunes is not content to let Anstey control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Atunes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anstey tries for a kimura but Atunes is defending well.
Atunes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey missing with punches from the bottom.
Anstey tries to roll over but Atunes keeps him under control.
Anstey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Atunes won't allow Anstey to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey being controlled here, momentarily.
Atunes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Atunes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Atunes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anstey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anstey throws a big elbow that misses.
Anstey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
Atunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atunes has control of Anstey's left arm, preventing Anstey from doing any damage.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Corwin Anstey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Atunes working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anstey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Anstey looking to pass the guard.
Atunes wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Atunes won't allow Anstey to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anstey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Atunes postures up.
Anstey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atunes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Atunes trying to control but Anstey is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anstey takes one on the button.
Anstey dives in and scores a takedown into Atunes's guard.
Anstey throws a big elbow that misses.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Atunes keeps moving.
Atunes has his hands on Anstey's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Atunes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anstey trying to control but Atunes is working from the bottom.
Atunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atunes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.
Anstey trying to control the position.
Anstey wants to hit a sweep here but Atunes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anstey there!
Anstey gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atunes is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anstey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Corwin Anstey did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anstey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anstey 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.
Anstey trying to mount his opponent but Atunes defends it.
Atunes is doing well to control the position and prevent Anstey from advancing to side control.
Anstey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Atunes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is trying to control. Atunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Atunes desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atunes wants to control but Anstey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anstey is keen to just control but Atunes is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Atunes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anstey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atunes keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Atunes gets back to half guard.
Anstey trying to control the action but Atunes is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey prevents Atunes from improving his position.
Anstey is trying to control. Atunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Anstey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Cavalho Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey scores with a takedown into Atunes's guard.
Atunes keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Atunes trying to control the position.
Atunes seems keen to control Anstey's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atunes is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls Atunes momentarily but Atunes frees himself.
Anstey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atunes controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atunes won't allow Anstey to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey had his way with Cavalho Atunes in that round.
The cut man is working on Cavalho Atunes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anstey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Atunes throws a right hand that Anstey ducks under and follows up with a left that Anstey also avoids with ease.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anstey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee asks Anstey politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anstey prefers to stall for the moment though.
Atunes is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey cracks Atunes with a big elbow.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Atunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Atunes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes defending against the ground and pound.
Anstey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anstey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Atunes tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anstey in side control, throwing shots but Atunes defends.
Anstey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Anstey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Atunes, who protects the arm well.
Anstey tries for a kimura but Atunes is defending well.
Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Atunes to see if he's OK.
Cavalho Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Atunes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Atunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Atunes tries to bench press Anstey off him but Anstey keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
Atunes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anstey tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anstey wants to control but Atunes is keeping him busy.
Atunes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atunes slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anstey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
Corwin Anstey retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Corwin Anstey said 'That's how it's done, I want to go again asap.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 812 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Tetsuo Shima (ranked 116 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pick up man. Shima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shima tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Shima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Shima.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anderson throws a right hand that Shima ducks under and follows up with a left that Shima also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shima was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Anderson pushes Shima up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shima 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.
Shima receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Shima is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Shima's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two 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.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shima pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson jumps guard.
Shima throws a big elbow that misses.
Shima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shima has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Shima has moved into half guard.
Anderson is doing well to control the position and prevent Shima from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Shima tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Anderson is controlling Shima's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shima is taking a breather. Anderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Anderson is looking to control Shima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anderson avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like Shima is going to stand back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Anderson tries to roll over but Shima keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed
and Shima counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Shima tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shima.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Shima doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Shima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shima tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shima scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson throws a body punch but Shima moves out of range.
Shima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anderson throws a right hand that Shima ducks under and follows up with a left that Shima also avoids with ease.
As Anderson backs off Shima throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Anderson slips a jab from Shima.
Shima stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shima circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shima scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shima forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tetsuo Shima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shima tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shima counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shima misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sloppy strikes from Shima. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shima circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Shima saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shima misses the jab.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Shima.
Shima pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Shima.
Shima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shima has double underhooks.
Anderson pulls guard effortlessly.
Shima wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shima wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shima defends well.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shima gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shima looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shima is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Shima has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shima seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson tries to roll over but Shima keeps him under control.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson tries to roll over but Shima keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Shima digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Shima.
Shima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson defending well as Shima loads up on a big left hand.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a straight left.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Shima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shima fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Shima both land. Nice combination.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shima on the side of the head.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shima misses the jab.
A punch combination from Shima misses.
Shima takes one to the chin there.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Shima sprawls well.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shima.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shima throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Shima scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Shima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Shima's ribs.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shima is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Shima.
Shima ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Shima lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Shima tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Shima.
Shima throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Shima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Shima darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Shima.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with some punches.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Shima.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Shima gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shima with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shima.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shima manages to avoid it.
Shima throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Shima fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shima tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Anderson defends it well.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Shima moves out of range.
Shima throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shima dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Shima there.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shima moves away.
Shima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shima looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shima.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shima finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson tries to bum rush Shima with a series of wild strikes but Shima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Shima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shima slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Shima sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Shima.
Sparky Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Shima misses.
As Shima looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Shima just gets out of the way.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shima's hands.
Shima throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
A little jabbing left from Shima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Shima slips the punch.
Shima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shima slips under a jab.
Shima lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shima tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shima misses the shot to the body.
Shima throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Shima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Shima moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a two punch combination.
Shima cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shima stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shima is looking to clinch.
Shima moves into the clinch.
Shima lands with a right to the head.
Shima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shima tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shima's elbow.
Anderson looking to stall.
Shima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
A nice combination there by Shima.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Shima finds it's target.
Shima thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Shima.
Shima staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Shima throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Shima.
Shima looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Shima throws a combination that misses
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Shima is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima is stalling here.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Shima has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tetsuo Shima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Shima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparky Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shima stalling.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shima just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shima is trying to keep an underhook but Anderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shima has one foot on Anderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shima throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Shima misses with an uppercut.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shima's waist but Shima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Shima misses the target.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shima throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shima takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shima content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shima takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sparky Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shima walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Shima.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Shima sprawls well.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shima clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shima 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima is the new welterweight champion!
Tetsuo Shima took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for the chance to become champion, it feels great ,looking forward to my first defense.'.
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