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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darren Mcminty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Embrace Of The Endless Ocean. Rich Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, darren Mcminty!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mcminty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcminty is looking to clinch.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcminty circles away.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcminty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcminty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcminty.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Mcminty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcminty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mcminty tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcminty tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Mcminty has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcminty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mcminty walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcminty closes the distance and clinches.
Mcminty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson jumps guard but Mcminty stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to drag Mcminty to the mat but Mcminty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mcminty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Mcminty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mcminty rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson wants to break free but Mcminty has control.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mcminty shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Mcminty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcminty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcminty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcminty scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcminty working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty landing knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson has Mcminty pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcminty manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcminty landing knees to the body.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcminty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Mcminty scores a nice knee to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcminty obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren Mcminty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcminty tries to clinch up.
Mcminty slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcminty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcminty pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to drag Mcminty to the mat but Mcminty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcminty working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcminty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcminty unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcminty obliges.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Mcminty gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Mcminty unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcminty.
Mcminty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcminty obliges.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Mcminty landing knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson wants to break free but Mcminty has control.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcminty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcminty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Mcminty landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcminty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcminty lands a knee to the body.
Mcminty lands a knee to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcminty working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Mcminty throws knees to the body.
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren Mcminty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mcminty wants to clinch.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mcminty avoids them all with ease.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcminty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcminty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcminty is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcminty as he avoids it easily.
Mcminty clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mcminty prevents it.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Mcminty holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcminty scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcminty lands a knee to the body.
darren Mcminty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcminty is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mcminty down to the mat. Mcminty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mcminty has managed to clinch.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcminty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mcminty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Mcminty holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Mcminty utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcminty missing with knees to the body.
Mcminty working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcminty.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcminty putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcminty lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Mcminty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Mcminty using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mcminty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Mcminty lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcminty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcminty lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Mcminty lands a knee to the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Mcminty.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rich Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mcminty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcminty.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty trying to land knees to the body.
Mcminty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mcminty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcminty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
darren Mcminty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcminty 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 James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... darren Mcminty!
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