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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Anudo (ranked 650 p4p, 605 weight class) and Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 78 p4p, 75 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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Solid boxing
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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mac Anudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Old Leg Tartakov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tartakov misses with a hook.
Tartakov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anudo feints and then cracks Tartakov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tartakov down.
Anudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tartakov pinned against the cage. Tartakov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anudo dives in and grabs Tartakov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tartakov pushes down on Anudo's head and hops out.
Tartakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tartakov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Old Leg Tartakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anudo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tartakov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Anudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tartakov scores with a nice right hand.
Anudo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tartakov manages to avoid it.
Tartakov misses with a takedown attempt
and Anudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tartakov keeping full guard, as Anudo tries to pass.
Tartakov trying to keep a closed guard but Anudo is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anudo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tartakov's head.
Tartakov controls Anudo momentarily but Anudo frees himself.
Tartakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tartakov, not yet.
Anudo looking to pass the guard.
Anudo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tartakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Anudo is working hard here to advance position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tartakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anudo won't allow Tartakov to sweep him here.
Tartakov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anudo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anudo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anudo wants to control from the top but Tartakov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anudo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tartakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tartakov, not yet.
Tartakov keeping full guard, as Anudo tries to pass.
Anudo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tartakov's head.
Anudo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anudo throwing strikes from guard but Tartakov blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tartakov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anudo with a nice head shot there.
Tartakov is trying to keep Anudo in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anudo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anudo wants to control from the top but Tartakov keeps moving.
Tartakov wants to control but Anudo passes easily into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tartakov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tartakov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anudo clinches with his opponent.
Tartakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anudo throws a body kick that misses.
Tartakov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anudo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tartakov is looking to sweep but instead, Anudo has passed into half guard.
Tartakov moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo cracks Tartakov with a solid left hand.
Tartakov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anudo landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anudo defends it easily.
Anudo lands a couple of digs.
Tartakov is looking for a triangle here but Anudo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tartakov taking a bit of punishment here - Anudo scoring with strikes.
Tartakov prevents Anudo from improving position.
Tartakov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anudo slows the pace down.
Tartakov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tartakov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anudo's best efforts.
Anudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tartakov can do to turn this around?
Anudo prevents Tartakov from improving his position.
Anudo slips a nice elbow through Tartakov's hands, connecting with Tartakov's forehead.
Nice strikes from Anudo there.
Tartakov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anudo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anudo's back!
Tartakov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anudo is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov doesn't have the hooks in and Anudo manages to turn into his guard.
Tartakov wants to sweep here but Anudo controlling him for the moment.
Tartakov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anudo's guard.
Mac Anudo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anudo keeping full guard, as Tartakov tries to pass.
Anudo 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.
Anudo managing to control the position.
Tartakov trying to control but Anudo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tartakov has managed to get both his arms back between Anudo's legs - danger averted.
Tartakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Anudo is retaining full guard.
Tartakov has gone for a leg lock! Anudo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tartakov's guard.
Anudo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tartakov's head.
Tartakov 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Anudo dominated that second round.
That's time! Anudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tartakov darts in and clinches Anudo up against the cage.
Anudo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tartakov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anudo has Tartakov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tartakov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tartakov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anudo avoiding damage as Tartakov throws knees to the body.
Anudo can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anudo throws a strike but Tartakov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Anudo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartakov is trying to improve his position.
Anudo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tartakov is trying to improve his position.
Anudo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tartakov's legs.
Tartakov is looking to regain half guard here but Anudo keeps moving and retains side control.
Tartakov is trying to work for a sweep but Anudo has mounted him!
Old Leg Tartakov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Anudo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tartakov can't escape the position.
Anudo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tartakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anudo tries to control but Tartakov wriggling away.
Anudo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tartakov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anudo looking to control but Tartakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anudo has hold of Tartakov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tartakov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Anudo breaks from Tartakov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anudo with a couple of short strikes.
Tartakov regains half guard.
Anudo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anudo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tartakov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anudo wants to control but Tartakov is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tartakov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anudo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tartakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tartakov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tartakov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anudo is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anudo advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Anudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anudo, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Anudo!
A victorious Mac Anudo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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