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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and niko anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, niko anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
anderson being controlled here momentarily.
Evans wants to sweep here but anderson controlling him for the moment.
Evans throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Evans doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
anderson wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Evans pulls anderson in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
anderson tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans is looking for a sweep. anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
anderson wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
anderson is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
anderson is controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
anderson tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans misses with a takedown
and anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
anderson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but anderson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
anderson wants to finish this one by submission but Evans is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to hold on but anderson pushes him away.
Evans really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans tries to hold on but anderson pushes him away.
Evans is trying to reverse the position but instead anderson has taken his back - oops!
Evans is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Will anderson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
anderson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Evans doesn't escape.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Evans looking very determined here, making life difficult for anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
niko anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evans misses with a takedown
and anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by anderson.
anderson preventing the sweep.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed anderson's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans slips a nice elbow through anderson's hands, connecting with anderson's forehead.
anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans is looking to advance position but anderson won't allow it.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
anderson is breathing heavily.
anderson is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans tries to pass the half guard into mount. anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
niko anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans wants to free his trapped foot but anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. anderson defending well though.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evans working anderson over with strikes.
Evans working over anderson with some ground and pound. anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
anderson wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
anderson pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Evans.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - anderson has eaten all the pies!
Evans working anderson over with strikes.
It looks like niko anderson has been cut.
anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Evans slips a nice elbow through anderson's hands, connecting with anderson's forehead.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but anderson defends it.
anderson wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of anderson's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans working over anderson with some ground and pound. anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on niko anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Evans fails with the takedown
and anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Evans's guard now.
Evans is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Evans throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Evans controlling the position.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans can't keep his opponent in guard - anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but anderson postures up.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
anderson tries to stand and escape but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans is not content to let anderson control the position.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Evans!
anderson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Evans wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Evans tries to hold on but anderson pushes him away.
Evans keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans tries to lock up and control but anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans is looking to improve his position but anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
anderson looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
anderson wants to control but instead Evans manages to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
niko anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... niko anderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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