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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 3331 p4p, 4376 weight class) and Wanis Bender (ranked 262 p4p, 322 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanis Bender!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson tries a low kick but Bender avoids it.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Bender takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
A shot to the liver by Bender. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanis Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Bender avoids nicely.
Bender is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bender slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson punishes Bender's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Bender works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Bender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bender on the side of the head.
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Bender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Bender's defenses.
Bender thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
Bender throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Bender pushes him off.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Bender manages to avoid it.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Bender jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Bender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
It looks like Anderson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bender throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a head kick but Bender moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bender was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Bender looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bender has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Bender didn't see that one coming.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Bender connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Wanis Bender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bender throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Bender motions for Anderson to come forward. Bender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Bender.
Bender with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bender slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Bender doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bender thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bender slips a straight right by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Bender tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bender counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Bender to acknowledge the strikes.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Bender lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bender throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bender swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bender scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Anderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender lands a right hook to the body.
Bender wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bender misses.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bender fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bender connects with a body shot.
Anderson checks a low kick from Bender.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tests Bender's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bender dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bender lands with a nice body punch.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bender throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Bender tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
Anderson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the body from Bender misses
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Bender. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bender takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Bender throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bender is out of range.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Bender looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson misses the jab.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Anderson down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Bender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Bender tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bender moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bender checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bender is looking for the big counter here.
Bender drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Bender's head but Bender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bender was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bender's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bender duly obliges.
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!
Bender lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Bender shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bender throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson backing away here, and Bender unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Bender bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanis Bender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bender 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanis Bender!
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