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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jay smith looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jay smith!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson avoids the attempt from smith to control.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as smith is looking to escape.
smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
smith is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
smith looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… smith turns into him and now he's in Anderson's guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position but smith postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst smith is controlling him.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing smith from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but smith is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
smith avoids a kick to the body.
smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderson's hands.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anderson throws a strike aimed at the side of smith's head but smith avoids it well.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
smith is trying to improve his position.
Anderson stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with smith but smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but smith circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for smith.
smith closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but smith has double underhooks.
smith manages to break the clinch.
Anderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of smith's head.
smith clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but smith sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
smith wants to clinch.
smith dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
smith misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson dives in and grabs smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. smith pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
smith rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aaron Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
smith blocks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but smith is controlling the position.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
smith pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
smith breaks from the clinch.
smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
smith slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before smith can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from smith.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing smith from controlling successfully.
smith looking to pass the guard.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. smith is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
smith lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson cracks smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and smith counters with a left to the body.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but smith pushes him off.
Anderson tries to clinch there but smith circles away.
jay smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and smith counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks smith with an uppercut!
Anderson tries to clinch but smith moves out of range.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch
and smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
smith wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aaron Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
smith throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson lands with a nice combination. smith backs away looking to recover.
smith slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson looks for the body kick but smith saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anderson takes a swing at smith's ribcage but misses.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
smith can't do much from the bottom here.
smith tries to control but Anderson manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. smith is defending well though. Anderson let's go of the attempt for now.
Anderson punishes smith with strikes from the back mount.
smith trying to control but not successfully.
smith has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. smith defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Anderson gets his hands free as smith looks to control.
Anderson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
smith just trying to survive but Anderson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Anderson tries to keep control of the position but smith is staying busy.
smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Anderson wants to control but smith is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
smith trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
jay smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on smith's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Anderson!
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hype
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pop
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