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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jorden Anders (ranked 4355 p4p, 25471 weight class) and Brian Roberts (ranked 426 p4p, 511 weight class). Anders comes to the cage accompanied by Lord Knows/Fighting Stronger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorden Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anders is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anders.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts with the counter takedown but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Roberts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roberts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Anders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anders will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anders working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Anders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roberts stands up and beckons Anders to join him on the feet.
Anders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts throws a chopping leg kick but Anders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roberts feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts stays in close to Anders's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roberts trying to control the position but Anders is working away.
Roberts happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Roberts has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Roberts passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anders!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roberts controlling from the full mount.
Roberts looking to control but Anders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roberts controlling the pace for now.
Roberts looking to control but Anders is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts looking to finish Anders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anders!
Anders holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Anders is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anders is looking to escape.
Roberts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anders is surviving well by controlling Roberts's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Roberts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Anders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anders throws a series of strikes that have Roberts backpedaling.
Anders tests Roberts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Anders.
Jorden Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
Anders feinted with a counter takedown.
Anders darts in trying to clinch
and Roberts counters with a single leg into guard. Anders didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders is working an open guard so Roberts takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorden Anders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anders lands with a nice combination. Roberts backs away looking to recover.
Roberts wants to clinch
and Anders counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Anders is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roberts defending well though.
Roberts moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anders is one step ahead there.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anders accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Anders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anders stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Roberts has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Anders manages to get his head free but now Roberts has transitioned to an armbar! Anders grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Roberts! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Roberts!
Jorden Anders spoke after the fight, saying 'Not the outcome i wanted, but that's the game.Hats off to my opponent for bringing it. Ill take the loss,rebuild, and come back better. The journey continues.'.
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hype
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RATING
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