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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young II! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Anderson! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Gerald Young II has been cut. Young II shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well. Young II looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab. Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Young II tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Young II. That's going to take a lot out of him. Young II shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Young II keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Young II closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Young II looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Young II on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young II tries to get out of the position. Anderson wants to stand but Young II is controlling his posture from full guard. Young II looking for a sweep. Not yet Young II, not yet. Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young II is proving hard to escape from. Young II looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there. Anderson tries to stand but Young II is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Young II misses with a takedown attempt and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Young II's guard now. Young II looking for a sweep. Not yet Young II, not yet. Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Young II. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Young II has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up. Young II tries to land a sweep but no joy. Anderson wants to stand but Young II has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Young II wants to sweep but no luck. Young II manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Young II is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Anderson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Young II with a couple of short strikes. Young II lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Young II landing strikes from the mount and Anderson is in trouble! Anderson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Young II 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. Young II punishing his opponent with strikes. A nice elbow there by Young II. Anderson really wants to buck Young II off and get back to his feet. Anderson looks gassed! Young II is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Young II lands a heavy elbow. Young II connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson really wants to buck Young II off and get back to his feet. Young II scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Young II has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anderson's face.
Young II in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Gary Anderson has been cut. Young II landing strikes from the mount. Anderson is still in real trouble! Can Young II finish him? Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Young II unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Anderson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Young II celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Young II!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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