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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Simon Says. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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197 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Russo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Russo has a takedown stuffed.
Russo blocks a leg kick.
Russo lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Russo lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Russo is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Russo tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Russo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russo uses his free foot to push down on Anderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anderson.
Anderson tries to hold on but Russo postures up.
Russo trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Russo controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russo looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Russo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Russo looking to ground and pound but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Russo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Russo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russo.
Russo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo punching from mount but Anderson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Anderson is squirming around, avoiding Russo's attempts to control the action.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo looking to ground and pound but Anderson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poor strikes thrown by Russo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russo.
Russo looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Russo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Russo has a good base and remains in mount.
Russo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Russo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russo.
Angelo Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Russo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Left hook, right uppercut from Russo.
Russo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Russo shoots in.
Anderson slips a straight right by Russo.
A left and a right from Russo both land. Nice combination.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Russo.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mason Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angelo Russo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
Russo looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Russo 's knee.
A shot to the body from Russo misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Russo throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Russo counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Russo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Russo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Russo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Russo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russo moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Russo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson misses the jab.
Russo throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson thumps Russo with a low kick.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Russo slips the punch.
Anderson misses the jab.
Mason Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mason Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Russo shakes it off.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson with a jab.
Russo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Russo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Russo's sensitive parts.
Russo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Anderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Anderson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Russo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Anderson cracks Russo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Russo misses.
Anderson throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch but Russo slips to the side
and Russo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russo with the ground and pound but Anderson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is just content to waste time from the top position. Anderson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Russo wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Russo throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Russo wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russo wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Russo shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russo slips under a jab from Anderson.
Russo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
Anderson really wants to buck Russo off and get back to his feet.
Russo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russo.
Anderson wants to control but Russo is having none of it.
Russo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Anderson has worked his arm free - good work by Anderson!
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Russo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has one of Russo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Anderson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Russo is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Russo looks like he's trying to stand up.
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 Mason 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!
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energy
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