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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doug Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Pagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Pagan!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Pagan moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan is having none of it.
Good exchange - Pagan coming out on top.
Pagan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Pagan pushes him off.
Pagan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pagan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Pagan is avoiding it.
Pagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Pagan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pagan counters with a straight right hand.
Pagan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Pagan counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson wants to clinch but Pagan slips to the side
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Pagan throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Pagan to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Pagan misses.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
letting Pagan counter with a right hand.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pagan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan moves away
and Pagan counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pagan thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Pagan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pagan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pagan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pagan misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan moves away
and Pagan counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left and a right from Pagan both land. Nice combination.
Doug Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pagan!
Pagan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pagan misses with a head kick.
Anderson closes the distance but Pagan moves to the side
and Pagan counters with a big head kick but Anderson shrugs it off.
Pagan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pagan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Pagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pagan scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Pagan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pagan cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pagan lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Pagan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pagan.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pagan counters with a nice body shot.
Pagan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pagan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from Pagan.
A left and a right from Pagan both land. Nice combination.
Pagan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pagan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pagan lands a high kick!
Pagan throws a head kick that half lands.
Pagan scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anderson wants to clinch but Pagan slips to the side
and Pagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Pagan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pagan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Pagan counters with a straight right hand.
Pagan misses with a head kick.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Pagan counters with a nice body shot.
Pagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pagan counters with a head kick.
Pagan misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Pagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Pagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a nice body shot.
Doug Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pagan throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Pagan.
Pagan lands a two punch combo.
Pagan throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Pagan lands with a slapping head kick.
Pagan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan moves away
and Pagan counters with a left to the body.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pagan lands a jab.
Pagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Pagan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pagan misses with a head kick.
Justin Pagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Pagan.
Pagan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pagan scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pagan throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Pagan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pagan misses with a wild combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anderson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pagan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice combination there by Pagan.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pagan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Pagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan moves away
and Pagan counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Pagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pagan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Pagan counters with a head kick.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson looks to clinch
enabling Pagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Pagan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Anderson clinches but Pagan breaks the clinch
and Pagan counters with a head kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but Pagan moves away
and Pagan counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Pagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Pagan.
Anderson wants to clinch
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pagan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pagan.
Jab, jab by Pagan - just one landing.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Pagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch but Pagan slips to the side
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Pagan.
Pagan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Pagan counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Pagan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pagan misses with a double jab.
Anderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pagan counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson closes the distance but Pagan moves to the side
and Pagan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Pagan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson tries to clinch up
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pagan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anderson wants to clinch but Pagan slips to the side
and Pagan counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Anderson looks to clinch
enabling Pagan to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pagan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pagan counters with a left to the body.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pagan counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pagan counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Pagan to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 tries to clinch
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Pagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pagan with a nice cross.
Pagan misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pagan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doug Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Pagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Pagan counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Pagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pagan 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Pagan!
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energy
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FIGHT
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