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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sayid Jarrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sayid Jarrah enters the cage!
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291 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sayid Jarrah!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch up but Jarrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jarrah throws a head kick that misses.
Jarrah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jarrah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Jarrah.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarrah tries to clinch up.
Jarrah is looking to clinch.
Jarrah closes the distance and clinches.
Jarrah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarrah looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Jarrah scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Charlie Anderson has been cut.
Jarrah jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Jarrah around his waist. Jarrah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jarrah with a knee to the head.
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Jarrah scores with a knee to the head.
Jarrah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Jarrah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarrah with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jarrah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Jarrah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jarrah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarrah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarrah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarrah misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarrah gets control of Anderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jarrah will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jarrah wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jarrah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jarrah fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarrah throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Jarrah tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jarrah.
Charlie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sayid Jarrah.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Jarrah.
Jarrah misses with a hook.
Charlie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarrah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarrah lands with a slapping head kick.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Jarrah shows good takedown defense.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarrah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jarrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jarrah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarrah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jarrah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jarrah wants to clinch.
Jarrah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarrah.
Jarrah has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Jarrah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jarrah obliges.
Jarrah gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarrah tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Jarrah tries to tie him up.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jarrah looking to stall.
Jarrah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jarrah looking to stall.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jarrah has eaten all the pies!
Jarrah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarrah jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Jarrah around his waist. Jarrah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jarrah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Jarrah won't allow it.
Jarrah jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Jarrah around his waist. Jarrah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jarrah looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarrah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jarrah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A knee to the head by Jarrah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sayid Jarrah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Anderson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A right-left combo lands from Anderson.
Charlie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Jarrah is avoiding it.
Jarrah throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jarrah dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Jarrah's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jarrah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarrah has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarrah jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Jarrah around his waist. Jarrah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jarrah misses with a knee strike.
Jarrah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jarrah landing knees to the head.
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Jarrah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jarrah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charlie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sayid Jarrah.
Jarrah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson pulls guard.
Jarrah landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jarrah working some strikes from top position.
Jarrah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Jarrah is having none of it.
Jarrah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Jarrah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jarrah throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jarrah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Jarrah.
Jarrah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jarrah wants it to stay on the feet.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarrah is looking to clinch.
That's two 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.
Jarrah tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarrah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jarrah, up you get!
Jarrah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarrah fails to land the takedown.
Jarrah is looking to clinch.
Jarrah leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jarrah wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Jarrah looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Jarrah wants to clinch.
Jarrah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jarrah doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarrah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarrah moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Jarrah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jarrah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarrah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jarrah shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Jarrah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Jarrah keeps it at a distance.
Jarrah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarrah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarrah throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sayid Jarrah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarrah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anderson.
Jarrah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jarrah misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jarrah.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Jarrah tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarrah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jarrah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jarrah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Anderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Anderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Jarrah.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jarrah's guard.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Jarrah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jarrah 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.
Jarrah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jarrah wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarrah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Jarrah won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jarrah fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jarrah moves into the clinch.
Jarrah fails to pull guard.
Jarrah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarrah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jarrah lands a knee to the head.
Jarrah misses with a knee strike.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jarrah crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Jarrah misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarrah lands a knee to the head.
Jarrah misses with a knee strike.
Jarrah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Jarrah misses with a knee to the head.
That's two 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.
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Jarrah lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Jarrah tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Jarrah tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Jarrah keeps him there for the moment.
Jarrah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jarrah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarrah gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Jarrah lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jarrah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jarrah manages to break the clinch.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jarrah but Jarrah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarrah scores with a kick to the body.
Jarrah misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Jarrah on that attempt.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Jarrah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jarrah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Jarrah counters with a nice body kick.
Jarrah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Jarrah keeps it at a distance.
Jarrah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarrah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jarrah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarrah.
Nice sprawl there from Jarrah as Anderson shoots in.
Jarrah misses with a head kick.
Jarrah tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
A head kick misses from Jarrah.
Jarrah tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarrah can pounce on him.
Jarrah tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jarrah.
Anderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four 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.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jarrah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Jarrah moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Jarrah.
Anderson shoots in but Jarrah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jarrah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Jarrah lands but Anderson takes it in his stride.
Jarrah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jarrah is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Anderson.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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