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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Svalbard Haudegen (ranked 787 p4p, 799 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 111 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Chase the bag (King Von). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Svalbard Haudegen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haudegen staying out of range there.
Haudegen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haudegen walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haudegen.
Haudegen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Anderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Haudegen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Haudegen wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haudegen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Haudegen trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson controlling Haudegen's posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Haudegen connects with a body shot.
Anderson slips a straight right by Haudegen.
We've been hearing reports that Haudegen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Haudegen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haudegen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Haudegen's shoulder, as Haudegen tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Haudegen.
Anderson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Haudegen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Haudegen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Haudegen.
Haudegen slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Haudegen blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Haudegen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haudegen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haudegen moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Haudegen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Haudegen moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Haudegen misses the body punch
and Haudegen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haudegen scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Haudegen slips the punch.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Haudegen slips a straight right by Anderson.
Haudegen feinted with a counter takedown.
Haudegen misses with a hook.
Haudegen with a jab.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haudegen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick but Haudegen moves out of range.
Haudegen scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Anderson misses.
Haudegen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Haudegen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haudegen slips under a jab.
Haudegen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haudegen.
Haudegen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Haudegen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Haudegen's corner calls for a 1-2. Haudegen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haudegen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haudegen off to one side.
Jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haudegen.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haudegen on the side of the head.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Haudegen's hands.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Haudegen moved out of range.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haudegen.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haudegen swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Anderson dominated that round.
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.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haudegen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson controlling Haudegen's posture.
Haudegen 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.
Anderson working a defensive guard but Haudegen passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haudegen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson is controlling Haudegen's trapped leg to prevent Haudegen from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haudegen slows the pace down in half guard.
Haudegen is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Anderson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Anderson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Anderson tries to stand but Haudegen is controlling his head.
Anderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen can't do much from the bottom here.
Haudegen is looking for a sweep.
Haudegen struggling a bit here.
Haudegen trying his best to control but Anderson has mounted him.
Anderson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Haudegen throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Anderson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Haudegen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haudegen needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Anderson with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Haudegen.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Haudegen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Haudegen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haudegen just misses with a punch to the body.
Haudegen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Haudegen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haudegen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haudegen just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haudegen misses with a straight right.
Haudegen with the inside leg kick.
Ryan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haudegen lands a nice shot to the body.
Haudegen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Haudegen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haudegen slips under a jab.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haudegen.
Haudegen ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Haudegen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson throws a hook but Haudegen avoids it easily.
Haudegen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Haudegen moves forwards but Anderson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haudegen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Haudegen moved out of range.
Haudegen throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Haudegen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Haudegen moved out of range nicely.
Haudegen lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Haudegen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haudegen slips under a jab.
Haudegen slips a jab from Anderson.
Haudegen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Haudegen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haudegen slips under a jab from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haudegen doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haudegen has time to react.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haudegen on the side of the head.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Haudegen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haudegen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haudegen counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Haudegen from controlling successfully.
Haudegen advances to half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haudegen.
Haudegen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by Haudegen.
Anderson trying to control but Haudegen postures up.
Svalbard Haudegen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haudegen wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Haudegen is working for a submission of some sort.
Haudegen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Haudegen wants to work for an arm triangle but Anderson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Haudegen is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Haudegen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haudegen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but Haudegen is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haudegen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Haudegen throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Haudegen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haudegen misses with a looping left.
Haudegen moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Svalbard Haudegen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Svalbard Haudegen!
During a confident post fight interview, Svalbard Haudegen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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