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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rush going down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Matthew Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rush going down!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from going down as Anderson shoots in.
going down fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind going down 's knee.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
going down pulls Anderson into guard.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
going down is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for going down on the ground.
going down is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
going down has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of going down's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but going down is keeping the position.
going down throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but going down is retaining full guard.
Anderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of going down is proving hard to escape from.
going down looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
going down looks gassed!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as going down holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but going down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
going down wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
going down is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but going down is keeping the position.
going down looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson won't allow going down to sweep him here.
going down is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson trying to control but going down is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
going down is controlling Anderson's posture.
going down manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
going down tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
going down forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by going down.
going down wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but going down has control of the leg.
going down is taking a breather. Anderson 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.
going down is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
going down passes to full mount!
going down has control of Anderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Anderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
going down wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
going down moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anderson has worked his arm free - good work by Anderson!
going down tries to advance to mount but Anderson denies him.
going down moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rush going down dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
going down shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
going down seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
going down is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
going down prevents Anderson from improving his position.
going down is taking a breather. Anderson 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.
going down is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anderson is just riding it out for now. going down eventually gives up the hold.
going down is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time going down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to escape.
going down is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson has one foot on going down's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
going down looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
going down is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but going down is keeping him busy.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control the action but going down is working from the bottom.
going down is controlling Anderson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
going down trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
going down misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for going down!
going down tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
going down takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
going down tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as going down is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
going down wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
going down is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
going down is looking to get to half guard.
Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
going down is looking to get to half guard.
going down wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
going down tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson avoids the attempt from going down to control.
going down is wriggling around trying to escape.
going down slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
going down manages to get to full guard.
going down is looking to sinch up a triangle. Anderson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to going down's body to avoid the submission. going down has instead reached around Anderson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! going down arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rush going down!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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