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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Anderson (ranked 1416 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Bernard Krakowski (ranked 186 p4p, 329 weight class). Krakowski has chosen Netherfell - Mokosz as his entrance music. Bernard Krakowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elijah Anderson's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Elijah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bernard Krakowski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krakowski is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Krakowski circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Krakowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krakowski enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krakowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Krakowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Krakowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krakowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Krakowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krakowski wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Krakowski with the counter takedown but Anderson avoids it easily.
Krakowski throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Krakowski is quick to defend against it.
Nice takedown defense from Krakowski. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson slips a straight right by Krakowski.
Elijah Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krakowski avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krakowski! But no joy.
Krakowski works the jab nicely.
It looks like Elijah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Krakowski is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Krakowski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Krakowski is keeping the position.
Krakowski is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krakowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krakowski wants to hit a sweep here but Anderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Krakowski there!
Anderson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski is working to get back to half guard.
Krakowski has given up his back here.
Krakowski breaks Anderson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Krakowski throwing strikes but missing.
Krakowski stands up from Anderson's guard - Krakowski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Krakowski is quick to defend against it.
Krakowski gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Krakowski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anderson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krakowski is concentrating on defense, preventing Anderson from advancing position.
Krakowski is trying to control but can't.
Krakowski wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson stops Krakowski from getting back to his feet.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Krakowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Anderson's cut.
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 shoots and misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Krakowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Krakowski circles away easily
enabling Krakowski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Krakowski tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krakowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krakowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krakowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krakowski wants to get back to full guard.
Krakowski is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krakowski avoid being mounted?
Krakowski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakowski is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Krakowski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
That's two 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.
Krakowski tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Krakowski is controlling an arm, preventing Anderson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Krakowski reaches up to try and control the position but Anderson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Krakowski rolls and tries to escape and now Anderson has his back!
Krakowski tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeps control of the position easily here as Krakowski tries to buck him off.
Krakowski is really stuck here.
Anderson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Krakowski trying to control the action but Anderson just sinks the hooks in.
Anderson controlling the position well here. Krakowski rolled but Anderson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakowski can do to turn this around?
That's four 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.
Krakowski is in bad spot here.
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Krakowski can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krakowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krakowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Krakowski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Krakowski, which made it look bad.
Krakowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Krakowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowski wants to sweep but Anderson has passed to side control!
Krakowski wants to control but Anderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson controlling from side mount.
Krakowski is looking to reverse the position.
Krakowski is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Krakowski is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krakowski is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Krakowski gets back to half guard.
Krakowski is looking to improve his position.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bernard Krakowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakowski misses with a looping left.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krakowski circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowski. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Krakowski is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Krakowski's guard.
Anderson passes Krakowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krakowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krakowski.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Krakowski wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anderson passes into side control, despite Krakowski's attempt to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Anderson!
A relieved looking Elijah Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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