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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 4185 p4p, 4764 weight class) and Frank Anderson (ranked 305 p4p, 327 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a right hand that House ducks under and follows up with a left that House also avoids with ease.
House chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
House's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and House duly obliges.
House darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson works on House's body with a couple of short punches.
House is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Anderson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
A shot in the inside from House.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by House.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as House tries to tie him up.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson has House pushed against the cage.
House working aggressively here.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
House misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
House lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
House misses with a body punch.
House is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
House is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, House creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
House looking to slow down the pace here.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson blocking some punches.
House lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
House working aggressively here.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
House lands a left hand.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank 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.
House blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
House has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
House digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of House backwards.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson pushes House back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
House is rocked!
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh House is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
House seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a right hand.
House slows down the pace here.
Frank Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from House.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as House controls the action.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down House.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
A right hook to the body lands for House.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
House letting Anderson take a breather here.
House lands with a right to the head.
House lands a shot to the body.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but House blocks it.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as House controls his hands.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
House being controlled against the cage.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. House checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
House was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
House rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
House misses with a body punch.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House blocking some punches.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
House backing away here, and Anderson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson throws a head kick that House semi-blocks.
House darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson trying to stall but House improves his position.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but House avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
House blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from House.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
House blocking some punches.
House's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
House lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by House as Anderson tries to tie him up.
House looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
House looking to slow down the pace here.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now House has his back to the cage.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
House trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed House into the cage.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
House letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson works on House's body with a couple of short punches.
House slows down the pace here.
Anderson lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Anderson.
House softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson looking to stall.
House is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now House has his back to the cage.
Anderson is leaning against House and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brick House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Anderson!
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