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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anders Tolborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolborg comes to the cage accompanied by Because I Got High. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders Tolborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Dignam!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam dives in and grabs Tolborg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tolborg pushes down on Dignam's head and hops out.
Dignam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dignam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tolborg.
Anders Tolborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dignam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tolborg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tolborg lands a really nice looking cross but Dignam seems unphased.
Tolborg throws a big shot that misses.
Dignam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tolborg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anders Tolborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Dignam.
Tolborg throws a series of strikes that have Dignam backpedaling.
It looks like Sean Dignam has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dignam closes the distance but Tolborg moves to the side
and Tolborg counters with a right hand to the body.
Dignam looks gassed!
Tolborg jabs at Dignam's body.
Tolborg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dignam on the side of the head.
Tolborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tolborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dignam avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg cracks Dignam with a good jab.
Tolborg jabs Dignam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tolborg stuns Dignam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dignam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tolborg is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dignam.
Tolborg connects with a jab.
Tolborg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tolborg lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tolborg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tolborg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dignam doesn't seem bothered though.
Dignam takes one to the chin there.
Tolborg cracks Dignam with an open hand slap.
Tolborg digs a good hook to Dignam's body.
Tolborg lands a head shot.
Dignam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tolborg 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.
Tolborg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tolborg is looking to wear down Dignam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dignam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg scores with the left hand. Dignam knows he should have avoided that one.
Tolborg lands with a nice body punch.
Tolborg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dignam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tolborg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dignam thinking.
Tolborg cracks Dignam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tolborg works over Dignam's head and body with a nice combination.
Dignam takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolborg thuds a left hand into Dignam's body.
Dignam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dignam takes one to the chin there.
Tolborg scores with a jab.
Tolborg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dignam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dignam takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tolborg scores with a body shot.
Tolborg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dignam at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg scores with a hook.
Tolborg lands a jab.
Tolborg scores with a hook to the body. Dignam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tolborg cracks Dignam with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dignam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tolborg missing with a left hand there. Dignam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tolborg digs a good body shot into Dignam's ribs.
Tolborg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dignam misses with a takedown attempt - Tolborg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dignam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Tolborg. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolborg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg cracks Dignam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dignam avoids the body shot from Tolborg.
Tolborg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tolborg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Sean Dignam's cut even more.
Tolborg lands a jab to the head.
Tolborg lands a body shot.
Tolborg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dignam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tolborg 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.
Dignam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tolborg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tolborg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dignam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dignam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dignam is fighting to break Tolborg's control of his arms but Tolborg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tolborg is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Tolborg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Dignam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tolborg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tolborg misses with a straight left.
Dignam with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tolborg to score with a decent uppercut.
Tolborg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dignam can do to turn this around?
Tolborg misses with a jab to the body
and Dignam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tolborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dignam.
Tolborg scores with a decent looking hook.
Anders Tolborg is winning the standup battle so far.
Tolborg throws the left hand but Dignam avoids the punch easily.
Sean Dignam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dignam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tolborg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dignam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tolborg won't be happy with that.
Dignam throws an elbow but Tolborg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dignam working the strikes but Tolborg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tolborg wants to control but Dignam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolborg wants to improve his position but Dignam is controlling well.
Tolborg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dignam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dignam wants to control from the top but Tolborg keeps moving.
Dignam is in close to Tolborg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dignam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolborg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dignam postures up in Tolborg's guard and throws a big left but Tolborg blocks it.
Dignam trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolborg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dignam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dignam advances to half guard.
Dignam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dignam wants to work for an arm triangle but Tolborg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tolborg is trying to get back to full guard.
Dignam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dignam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tolborg wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolborg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dignam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dignam's back!
Dignam rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Dignam wants to control but Tolborg is keeping busy.
Tolborg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tolborg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dignam tries to roll over but Tolborg keeps him under control.
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.
Tolborg is trying to control. Dignam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tolborg connects with a nice short shot to Dignam's temple.
Tolborg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolborg throwing shots but Dignam is blocking nicely.
Dignam gets full guard.
Dignam had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tolborg defends it easily.
Tolborg throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dignam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tolborg stands up over Dignam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Dignam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Dignam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dignam.
Tolborg lands with a right hand.
Tolborg throws a lazy uppercut
and Dignam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dignam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolborg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tolborg looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolborg, not yet.
Dignam pushing down on Tolborg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dignam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolborg tries to roll over but Dignam keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dignam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dignam winds up and cracks Tolborg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam is trying to control the action in half guard but Tolborg is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tolborg is looking for a sweep. Dignam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dignam is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tolborg is looking for a sweep. Dignam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Dignam is trying to control. Tolborg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dignam wants to pass the guard but Tolborg is defending well.
Sean Dignam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dignam seems to be looking for submissions.
Dignam is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tolborg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dignam.
Dignam postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tolborg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dignam, into his guard.
Dignam has control of Tolborg's left arm, preventing Tolborg from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tolborg wants to control from the top but Dignam keeps moving.
Tolborg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolborg wants to control from the top but Dignam keeps moving.
Tolborg distracts Dignam with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dignam wants to sweep here but Tolborg controlling him for the moment.
Tolborg postures up.
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.
Dignam has a closed guard, preventing Tolborg from standing up.
Dignam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tolborg jabs Dignam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tolborg connects with a single shot there.
Dignam looks to clinch
and Tolborg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dignam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dignam shoots in looking for a takedown. Tolborg tries to sprawl out of it but Dignam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tolborg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anders Tolborg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Dignam.
Tolborg's corner calls for a 1-2. Tolborg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tolborg lands a really nice looking cross but Dignam seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Dignam.
I think Dignam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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