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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bastiat might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Superstition. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Where the hood at ?. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Anderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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197 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but Bastiat is having none of it.
Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Bastiat is blocking nicely.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bastiat misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anderson throwing shots but Bastiat is blocking nicely.
Bastiat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bastiat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bastiat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bastiat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastiat is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Bastiat is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Bastiat will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Anderson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bastiat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bastiat sneaks back into half guard.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Bastiat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson trying to mount his opponent but Bastiat defends it.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bastiat has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson prevents Bastiat from improving his position.
Bastiat manages to get to full guard.
Anderson is in close to Bastiat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Bastiat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into side control.
Bastiat manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bastiat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastiat trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Bastiat's head.
Bastiat tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson working over Bastiat with some ground and pound. Bastiat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson winds up and cracks Bastiat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bastiat defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Bastiat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Bastiat is breathing heavily.
Bastiat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Bastiat actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Anderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastiat manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Bastiat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bastiat trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bastiat's guard.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastiat has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Anderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bastiat.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Bastiat here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bastiat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bastiat is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Bastiat takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Bastiat has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Bastiat throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bastiat 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.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bastiat's head.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bastiat can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Jason Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bastiat keeps working.
Bastiat wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Bastiat's hands, connecting with Bastiat's forehead.
Bastiat gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Bastiat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastiat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastiat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bastiat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bastiat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bastiat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bastiat takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bastiat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastiat avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Bastiat misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Bastiat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bastiat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bastiat landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bastiat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bastiat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bastiat's back!
Anderson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bastiat hold on?
Bastiat is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anderson gets his way!
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bastiat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Anderson gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Anderson gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Anderson apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Bastiat's front leg but catches the back leg as Bastiat tries to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Bastiat counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Bastiat wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Bastiat trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Bastiat from controlling successfully.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bastiat drops back, looking for a kneebar! Anderson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Anderson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Anderson!
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Bastiat is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bastiat tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Bastiat gets back to full guard.
Jason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bastiat throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bastiat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastiat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bastiat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Bastiat's legs - danger averted.
Anderson postures up in Bastiat's guard and throws a big left but Bastiat blocks it.
Frederic Bastiat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Bastiat is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastiat wants to control the position but Anderson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bastiat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Anderson!
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