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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaines has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Bob Gaines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Gaines!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Gaines looks gassed!
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson cracks Gaines with a solid left hand.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gaines has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson is in close to Gaines's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaines can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson stands up over Gaines, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaines works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Gaines is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaines manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Gaines's guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaines works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaines preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Gaines working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
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.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gaines's head.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaines avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gaines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Gaines's guard.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Gaines's brow.
Anderson passes into half guard.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson is nestled in close to Gaines, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Gaines's temple.
Gaines blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is thwarting Gaines's attempts to control the position.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson working Gaines over with strikes.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson working over Gaines with some ground and pound. Gaines looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Gaines's hands, connecting with Gaines's forehead.
Anderson working over Gaines with some ground and pound. Gaines looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Gaines dodges it nicely.
Anderson lands strikes from 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 looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson stops Gaines from getting back to his feet.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaines defending well though.
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.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greg Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gaines blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Anderson dominated that second 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!
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Anderson.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gaines trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaines defending well though.
Gaines blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Gaines avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaines defending well though.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaines can do to turn this around?
Anderson thows a huge punch but Gaines dodges it nicely.
Gaines looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two 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 throwing shots but Gaines is blocking nicely.
Gaines avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Gaines keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Gaines is blocking nicely.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet.
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. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Gaines's temple.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Gaines dodges it nicely.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson working Gaines over with strikes.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gaines looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson is working for a kimura but Gaines is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gaines defending well though.
Greg Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Anderson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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