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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Lola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Lola!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lola works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Lola, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Lola against the cage but Lola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anderson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson cracks Lola with a big elbow.
Lola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Lola is blocking nicely.
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.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson distracts Lola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Lola looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson postures up in Lola's guard and throws a big left but Lola blocks it.
Anderson distracts Lola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lola looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson works over Lola with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Lola blocks nicely.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up over Lola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson pushing down on Lola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lola's head.
Lola is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lola tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Lola trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Lola wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Lola dodges it nicely.
Lola actively working from the bottom here.
Lola taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lola trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lola looks gassed!
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lola wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lola moves into full guard.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lola's head.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Lola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson distracts Lola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lola has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Lola working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lola but Lola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Anderson tries to bum rush Lola with a series of wild strikes but Lola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Don Lola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lola just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Lola off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Lola.
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lola manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lola taking some punishment here, with Anderson in his half guard.
Anderson working Lola over with strikes.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola is trying to get back to full guard.
Lola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Lola is breathing heavily.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Lola's hands, connecting with Lola's forehead.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson working over Lola with some ground and pound. Lola looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lola wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Lola defends it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson throwing shots but Lola is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lola's head.
Greg Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson cracks Lola with a solid left hand.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Lola's brow.
Lola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Lola.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lola is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Lola's brow.
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 a big shot to Lola's brow.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lola's head.
Lola is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Lola is keeping the position.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lola's head.
Lola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lola wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lola keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Lola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lola can do to turn this around?
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
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!
Lola misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
No joy there for Lola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lola throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson lunges at Lola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lola's hand.
Anderson drives through with a takedown into Lola's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anderson postures up in Lola's guard and throws a big left but Lola blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson works over Lola with some ground and pound from guard.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Lola's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lola has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson distracts Lola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lola's head.
Lola has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson postures up in Lola's guard and throws a big left but Lola blocks it.
Anderson is working Lola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lola wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Lola can't keep his opponent in guard - Anderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lola on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Anderson there.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson winds up and cracks Lola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lola is rocked!
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lola is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Lola wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson winds up and cracks Lola with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson is nestled in close to Lola, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Lola's hands, connecting with Lola's forehead.
Lola is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lola! More strikes land and this one is all over! Anderson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Anderson!
Greg Anderson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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