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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bendik Opedal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bendik Opedal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opedal slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Opedal.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Opedal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Opedal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Opedal circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
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!
Opedal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Opedal keeps it at a distance.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Opedal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opedal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opedal manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opedal.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson throws a right hand that Opedal ducks under and follows up with a left that Opedal also avoids with ease.
Opedal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Opedal lands with a slapping head kick.
Opedal keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson lands a with a good body shot.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Opedal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Opedal.
A nice leg kick lands there from Opedal.
Opedal fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Opedal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Opedal looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendik Opedal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opedal falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opedal misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Opedal's head but Opedal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opedal was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a one two! Opedal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Opedal slips the punch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opedal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opedal.
Bendik Opedal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Opedal.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opedal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Opedal. Opedal gets slowly back to his feet.
Opedal walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Opedal counters with a low kick, right behind Anderson 's knee.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Opedal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opedal moves into the clinch.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Opedal tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opedal has him pressed against the ropes.
Opedal is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Opedal prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Opedal throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Opedal keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opedal has him pressed against the ropes.
Opedal looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Opedal prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Opedal keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Opedal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Opedal persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendik Opedal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opedal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opedal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Opedal's hands.
Nate Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson sizes up Opedal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Opedal keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Opedal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Opedal. Opedal gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Opedal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson tries to clinch but Opedal moves out of range.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Opedal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Opedal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Opedal counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Opedal won't allow it.
Anderson wants to break free but Opedal has control.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Opedal avoids nicely.
Opedal drives through and clinches with Anderson against the ropes.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opedal has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Opedal keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opedal has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Opedal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opedal lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Opedal backs away looking to recover.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. Opedal backs away looking to recover.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Opedal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Opedal moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Opedal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson stuns Opedal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Opedal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Opedal shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left and a right from Anderson both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson scores with a one two! Opedal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Opedal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Opedal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Opedal on that attempt.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson throws a body punch but Opedal moves out of range.
Opedal tries to clinch up.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opedal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Opedal.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Opedal circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Opedal throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opedal dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Opedal on that attempt.
Anderson cracks Opedal with a good jab.
Anderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Opedal's head.
Anderson tries to clinch but Opedal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opedal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Opedal misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bendik Opedal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opedal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Opedal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anderson.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice combination there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Opedal moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Opedal avoids nicely.
Anderson tries to clinch but Opedal moves out of range.
Opedal tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Opedal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Anderson misses.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson takes a swing at Opedal's ribcage but misses.
Opedal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Opedal. Opedal obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Opedal shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Opedal slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Opedal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Opedal throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Opedal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Anderson catches Opedal right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Opedal!
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Opedal throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Opedal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bendik Opedal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Opedal's ribs.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Opedal tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Opedal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Opedal counters with a good, hard body kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Nate Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opedal.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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