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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Wolfan (ranked 4055 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Danny Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 403 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Wolfan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson wants to clinch up but Wolfan keeps it at a distance.
Wolfan darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wolfan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Wolfan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfan.
Wolfan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wolfan is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Wolfan as Anderson shoots in.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Wolfan pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolfan backwards.
Wolfan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolfan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nick Wolfan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolfan breaks from the clinch.
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Wolfan in a clinch.
Wolfan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Wolfan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolfan rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Wolfan.
Wolfan scores with a knee to the head.
Wolfan manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wolfan.
Wolfan 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 loving this. Great action here.
Wolfan lands a knee to the body.
Wolfan breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfan moves out of range easily.
Wolfan clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolfan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolfan forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Wolfan breaks the clinch.
Wolfan takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Anderson has been cut.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wolfan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wolfan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wolfan lands a knee to the body.
Anderson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wolfan blocking some punches.
Wolfan wants a takedown.
Wolfan blocking some punches.
Wolfan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wolfan closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wolfan blocks an uppercut.
Wolfan lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wolfans head.
Wolfan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wolfan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wolfan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wolfan trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Wolfan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Wolfan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolfan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfan lands a nice uppercut.
Wolfan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson avoiding damage as Wolfan throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Wolfan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wolfan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfan.
Wolfan 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.
Wolfan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfan scores with a punch to the head.
Wolfan 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.
Wolfan moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Wolfan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Wolfan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wolfan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Wolfan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wolfan prevents Anderson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfan thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Wolfan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wolfan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolfan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Wolfan slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two 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.
Wolfan looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wolfan wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is trying to keep Wolfan in close.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolfan gets back to full guard.
Wolfan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wolfan looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolfan, not yet.
Wolfan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wolfan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Anderson, into his guard.
That's four 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.
Wolfan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolfan preventing the sweep.
Wolfan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolfan stops Anderson from standing up.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfan stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolfan clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Wolfan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolfan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nick Wolfan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wolfan wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolfan is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolfan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfan scores with a nice body kick.
Wolfan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolfan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wolfan defends it nicely.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolfan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolfan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wolfan gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wolfan.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Wolfan blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfan manages to break the clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Wolfan is avoiding it.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Wolfan backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but Wolfan manages to avoid it all.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wolfan circles away.
Wolfan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wolfan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolfan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolfan throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wolfan tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nick Wolfan is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolfan connects with a high kick.
Wolfan 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.
Wolfan scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wolfan doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolfan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nick Wolfan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfan moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfan slips under a jab from Anderson.
Wolfan tries to clinch up.
Wolfan closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolfan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfan scores with a hook to the body.
Wolfan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfan stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Wolfan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Anderson uses from the top position.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson prevents Wolfan from getting back to his feet.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson wants to stand but Wolfan is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson trying to control but Wolfan is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Wolfan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wolfan, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Wolfan!
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energy
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hype
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