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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Page Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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203 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Page Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Black.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson prevents Black from improving his position.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Black to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anderson postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Black keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black trying to control the position.
Black is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Black's guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black controlling from the top position.
Black trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Page Black wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Black dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Black scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anderson looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dean Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Black tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Page Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black connects with a body shot.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson takes one to the side of the head.
Black is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Black.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Black digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Black lands with a right hand.
Nice shot by Black.
Black clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black lands a head shot.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
Black lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Black.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Black is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Jab by Black.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Anderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Black tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black is controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Anderson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson is trying to keep Black in close.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Black walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Black.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Page Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Black blocks a jab.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Black.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black regains half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Black to sweep him here.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson postures up.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dean Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Black defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Black thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Black sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black connects with the punch.
Black lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
A good leg kick by Black.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a body shot.
Black lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black cracks the inside of Anderson's front leg.
Anderson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Black.
Black throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anderson's calf.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Page Black had his way with Dean Anderson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Black lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Black manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Anderson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Black scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Black.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Black.
Black stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black lands a head shot.
Black thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Black.
Nice body kick from Black.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Black.
Black looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Black.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Black jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Black scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Page Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Anderson.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black throws a nice head kick!
Anderson is rocked!
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Anderson crumples to the floor! Black milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Page Black!
Page Black retains his light heavyweight title!
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