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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bagwell comes into the arena with Eminem - Not Afraid blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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147 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
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155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bagwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice uppercut there from Bagwell.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Bagwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Bagwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bagwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Bagwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Bagwell connects with a single shot there.
Bagwell dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bagwell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Bagwell.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bagwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bagwell lands with a straight right. Anderson didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell scores with a nice right hand.
Bagwell scores with a nice strike.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bagwell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bagwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bagwell throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bagwell looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Bagwell is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell is trying to keep Anderson in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bagwell working a defensive guard here.
Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bagwell momentarily.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Bagwell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell lands an overhand right.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bagwell.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Bagwell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Bagwell.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Bagwell lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Bagwell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bagwell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Bagwell is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is in trouble now - Bagwell has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagwell tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Bagwell 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.
Bagwell misses with a low kick.
Bagwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Bagwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bagwell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bagwell trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bagwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Bagwell 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell stops Anderson from standing up.
Buff Bagwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bagwell eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bagwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson tries to bum rush Bagwell with a series of wild strikes but Bagwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bagwell misses the jab.
Bagwell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bagwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bagwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bagwell dives into side control.
Anderson is pushing Bagwell's head away, looking to escape. Bagwell manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagwell looking to control but instead Anderson has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagwell stalling away here and it's allowed Anderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bagwell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bagwell has Anderson in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stand but Bagwell is controlling from the bottom.
Bagwell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Bagwell.
Bagwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson tries to stand but Bagwell is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell trying to control the position.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bagwell's guard.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Bagwell.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buff Bagwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Bagwell dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Bagwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bagwell is controlling him.
Bagwell trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bagwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Bagwell throwing strikes but missing.
Bagwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bagwell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Bagwell is having none of it.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagwell.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bagwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bagwell lands a couple of elbows.
Nate Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagwell wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Bagwell trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bagwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bagwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bagwell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bagwell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Bagwell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagwell lands a lovely overhand right.
Nate Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagwell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bagwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buff Bagwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bagwell 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buff Bagwell!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Buff Bagwell made sure he mentioned 160! - Sale!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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