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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Slim Star has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star lands with a nice body punch.
Star throws a good cross that connects.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Star connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Star pinned against the cage. Star gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Slim Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Anderson.
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Star's half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Star uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stands and throws Star's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Star is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Star sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Star is trying to buck Anderson off.
Star parries the strikes from Anderson easily there. Anderson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Star to escape.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Star regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Star dodges it nicely.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson throws a strike but Star avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a strike but Star rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Star postures up.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Star preventing the sweep.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Star looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Slim Star just wasn't active enough.
Star getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Star takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Star counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Star catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Star counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Slim Star's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Star tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Star manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Star scores with a jab to the body.
Slim Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
Star changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Star lands with a shot to the body.
Star lands a head shot.
Greg Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Star.
Slim Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Anderson.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Star sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Greg Anderson has been cut.
Star is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice combination there by Star.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star is pawing at Anderson, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Anderson's nose. Anderson is badly hurt! Star pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Anderson tries desperately to hold on but Star is relentless in his assault! As Anderson receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Star away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Star!
Slim Star retains his middleweight title!
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RATING
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