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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dropkick Murphys--shipping up to boston. Luiz Anderton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Patrick O Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton moves into the clinch.
O Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Sullivan throws a series of punches but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton is looking to clinch but O Sullivan is avoiding it.
O Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Anderton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderton throws a series of strikes that have O Sullivan backpedaling.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Sullivan throws a head kick but Anderton moves out of range.
A punch combination from O Sullivan misses.
O Sullivan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
Anderton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Sullivan fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
O Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Anderton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Sullivan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan dodges the punch combination from Anderton.
O Sullivan scores with a punch to the head.
Anderton thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from O Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
O Sullivan looks gassed!
O Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderton moves away from the strike by O Sullivan.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Patrick O Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Sullivan clinches up with Anderton and pushes him back against the cage.
O Sullivan manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
O Sullivan moves into range and clinches up with Anderton.
O Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Anderton pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan misses with a straight left.
O Sullivan lands a high kick!
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
Anderton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderton avoids the head kick by O Sullivan.
Anderton tries to clinch but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderton scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Anderton lands a two punch combo.
O Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton jabs O Sullivan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
O Sullivan tries to clinch but Anderton moves out of range.
Anderton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Anderton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Sullivan throws a jab when Anderton was well out of range.
O Sullivan clinches up against the cage.
Anderton jumps guard but O Sullivan stands there with Anderton around his waist. Anderton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that Anderton semi-blocks.
Anderton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Sullivan.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderton circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Anderton.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton throws a right and a left that O Sullivan avoids nicely.
O Sullivan connects with a right hand. Anderton shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Sullivan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderton, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderton.
Anderton tries to pull guard but O Sullivan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderton jumps guard but O Sullivan stands there with Anderton around his waist. Anderton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
O Sullivan breaks from the clinch.
O Sullivan misses with a hook.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
O Sullivan lands a head kick. Anderton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
Luiz Anderton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Sullivan is breathing heavily.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderton misses with a looping right.
O Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
O Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan moves out of range.
O Sullivan misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderton is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton tries to bum rush O Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but O Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderton slips a jab and a cross from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderton misses with an uppercut. O Sullivan saw that one coming.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
O Sullivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderton misses with a series of wild punches.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
Anderton misses the shot to the body.
O Sullivan rushes Anderton and presses him up against the cage.
O Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Patrick O Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Sullivan throws a nice head kick!
Anderton swats away the attempt to clinch by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderton swings for the body but O Sullivan moves out of range.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
O Sullivan clinches up with Anderton and pushes him back against the cage.
O Sullivan keeps control of Anderton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderton is looking to break free of the clinch but O Sullivan has double underhooks.
Anderton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Sullivan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderton looks to land a combination but O Sullivan avoids it well.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Sullivan misses with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderton moves out of range easily.
O Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Anderton sees coming a mile off.
O Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick O Sullivan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
That's time! Anderton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Sullivan.
O Sullivan misses with a head kick.
O Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Anderton throws a big shot that misses.
Anderton tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Sullivan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderton somewhat.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
O Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderton.
The fighters circling - Anderton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan moves out of range.
O Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but O Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Sullivan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderton, pushing him back against the cage.
O Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Sullivan misses with a looping left.
Anderton blocks a jab.
Anderton wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderton misses the target.
Anderton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderton takes a swing at O Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
O Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan wants to clinch.
Anderton misses with a wild combination.
O Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from O Sullivan.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.
O Sullivan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderton circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Sullivan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Anderton's hands.
Anderton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Sullivan.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
O Sullivan avoids the body shot from Anderton.
Some wild striking there from Anderton.
O Sullivan clinches up with Anderton and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderton tries to pull guard but O Sullivan won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Sullivan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderton's head backwards.
O Sullivan throws a combination. Anderton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderton avoids the head kick by O Sullivan.
Anderton throws a series of punches but O Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
O Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Anderton lands a jab-cross combination.
O Sullivan tries to bum rush Anderton with a series of wild strikes but Anderton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton tries to clinch but O Sullivan is having none of it.
O Sullivan tries to bum rush Anderton with a series of wild strikes but Anderton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderton tries to bum rush O Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but O Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Sullivan.
Anderton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Sullivan moves away.
O Sullivan rushes Anderton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton is looking for a takedown.
O Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Sullivan lands a nice shot that snaps Anderton's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderton.
O Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luiz Anderton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick O Sullivan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patrick O Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderton swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick O Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Sullivan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O Sullivan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Patrick O Sullivan made sure he mentioned Milwaukee's Best 159's - $49, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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