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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naga Nwagaira (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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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naga Nwagaira!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nwagaira sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Nwagaira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nwagaira sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximilian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Nwagaira ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Nwagaira sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Nwagaira ducks down to avoid it.
Nwagaira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Nwagaira seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt.
Nwagaira seems to be looking for submissions.
Nwagaira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwagaira thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Nwagaira controlling him for the moment.
Nwagaira is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nwagaira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Nwagaira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nwagaira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Nwagaira preventing the sweep.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nwagaira.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nwagaira is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nwagaira.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Nwagaira looks gassed!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nwagaira.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Nwagaira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nwagaira 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nwagaira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Nwagaira seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nwagaira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Nwagaira is controlling him
Anderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nwagaira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nwagaira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson is trying to keep Nwagaira in close.
Nwagaira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nwagaira chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to keep Nwagaira in close.
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.
Nwagaira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Nwagaira is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nwagaira landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nwagaira is one step ahead there.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Nwagaira slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nwagaira postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naga Nwagaira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Nwagaira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nwagaira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nwagaira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson pushes Nwagaira off looking to stand but Nwagaira dives back in and keeps control.
Nwagaira winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nwagaira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to hold on to Nwagaira's head to control him but Nwagaira postures up.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Nwagaira is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwagaira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nwagaira scoring with some ground and pound.
Nwagaira won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Nwagaira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nwagaira is one step ahead there.
Nwagaira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nwagaira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nwagaira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Nwagaira managing to control the position.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nwagaira working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nwagaira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nwagaira won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Nwagaira is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nwagaira won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nwagaira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nwagaira is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Nwagaira throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nwagaira wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Nwagaira keeps moving.
Anderson is working Nwagaira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Naga Nwagaira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nwagaira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Nwagaira counters with a takedown into side control.
Anderson wants to control but Nwagaira postures up.
Nwagaira tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nwagaira throws a strike aimed at the side of Anderson's head but Anderson avoids it well.
Nwagaira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.
Anderson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nwagaira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nwagaira.
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.
Nwagaira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naga Nwagaira 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anderson 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.
Nwagaira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nwagaira with the ground and pound from mount.
Nwagaira avoids the attempt from Anderson to control.
Nwagaira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anderson?
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nwagaira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nwagaira lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nwagaira scoring with strikes but Anderson is staying in there.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Nwagaira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nwagaira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nwagaira thowing shots but they're missing.
Anderson tries to hold on but Nwagaira pushes him away.
Nwagaira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nwagaira landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson wants to hold on but Nwagaira pushes him away.
Nwagaira with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson tries to hold on but Nwagaira postures up.
Nwagaira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson wants to control but Nwagaira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nwagaira lands a big shot there that rocks Anderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anderson regains half guard.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nwagaira.
Nwagaira not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Nwagaira postures up.
Nwagaira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Anderson is trying to keep Nwagaira in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nwagaira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Nwagaira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nwagaira postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Nwagaira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nwagaira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Nwagaira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Nwagaira keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Nwagaira controlling him for the moment.
Maximilian Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naga Nwagaira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nwagaira shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nwagaira.
Nwagaira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nwagaira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nwagaira wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nwagaira might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naga Nwagaira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nwagaira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naga Nwagaira!
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