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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 70 p4p, 246 weight class) and Jones Anderson (ranked 9 p4p, 29 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jones Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Pushkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pushkin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pushkin avoids it.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pushkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pushkin.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pushkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Pushkin seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson wants to control but Pushkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pushkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pushkin's back!
Pushkin tries to escape the position.
Anderson tries to get the hooks in deep but Pushkin pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Pushkin trying to control but not successfully.
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Pushkin wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin staying busy and making it hard for Anderson to control.
Pushkin is in bad spot here.
Pushkin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson.
Pushkin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Pushkin.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkin preventing the sweep.
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pushkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pushkin laying and praying for a moment but Anderson takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkin wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Pushkin is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin seems to be looking for submissions.
Pushkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pushkin is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to roll over but Pushkin keeps him under control.
Pushkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson is staying active underneath Pushkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pushkin is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Pushkin passes into half guard.
Anderson is staying active underneath Pushkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Pushkin being controlled here momentarily.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is pulling down on Pushkin's head to control his posture.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Pushkin controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Pushkin postures up.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pushkin is controlling him.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Pushkin is proving a slippery customer.
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Pushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Anderson.
Pushkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Pushkin is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Pushkin ducks down to avoid it.
Pushkin attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Pushkin's head but Pushkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Pushkin slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pushkin on that attempt.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson clinches up with Pushkin and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pushkin's brow.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pushkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pushkin or not.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pushkin avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Pushkin 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin blocks the elbow strike.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pushkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pushkin's defenses.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Pushkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Pushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pushkin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pushkin with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Pushkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Pushkin jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pushkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pushkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Anderson passes Pushkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pushkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pushkin wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson passes Pushkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson is continuing to stall.
Pushkin is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson prevents Pushkin from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Pushkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is taking a breather. Pushkin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pushkin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Pushkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Pushkin checks it.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pushkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pushkin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Pushkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Pushkin tries to pass.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pushkin is one step ahead there.
Pushkin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Anderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Pushkin controlling the action here.
Pushkin trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Pushkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Pushkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson trying to control here.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson has control of Pushkin's left arm, preventing Pushkin from doing any damage.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Pushkin postures up.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Pushkin ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Pushkin takes the fight into the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Pushkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pushkins head.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pushkin or not.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pushkin's defenses.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Anderson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson lands a body shot.
Aleksandr Pushkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Pushkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pushkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
Pushkin won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Pushkin looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pushkin stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Pushkin shrugs off.
Pushkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
Pushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson rushes Pushkin and presses him up against the cage.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries a body shot but Pushkin blocks it.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pushkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson takes a swing at Pushkin's ribcage but misses.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Pushkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pushkin tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Pushkin has control of the leg.
Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushkin defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Pushkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pushkin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Anderson!
Our winner, Jones Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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