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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson catches Dumonte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dumonte lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderson will feel that in the morning.
Dumonte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dumonte slips under a jab from Anderson.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte misses with a head kick.
Dumonte misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dumonte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dumonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Dumonte punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dumonte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Dumonte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumonte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dumonte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dumonte throws a chopping leg kick but Anderson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dumonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dumonte.
Nice uppercut lands for Dumonte. That snapped Anderson's head back.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dumonte throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dumonte scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Dumonte being controlled against the cage.
Dumonte working aggressively here.
Dumonte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumontes head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson wants to stall.
Dumonte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dumonte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumontes head.
Dumonte lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries to work over Dumonte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumonte controls his hands.
Dumonte misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Dumonte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dumonte lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Paul Dumonte has been cut.
Anderson works on Dumonte's body with a couple of short punches.
Dumonte is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Dumonte improves position.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dumonte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dumonte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumonte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dumonte blocks with his arms.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Dumonte shrugs off.
Dumonte lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumonte prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Dumonte blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumonte.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dumonte backwards.
A short right from Dumonte.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Dumonte.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Dumonte.
A short left from Anderson.
Dumonte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumonte misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Dumonte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Dumonte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson slips a jab from Dumonte.
Dumonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dumonte is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Dumonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Dumonte misses with a low kick.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Dumonte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Dumonte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Dumonte takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dumonte. That did some damage!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dumonte throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Dumonte against the cage.
Dumonte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dumonte can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumonte.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Sam Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Dumonte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Dumonte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dumonte's elbow.
Dumonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dumonte avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Dumonte shrugs off.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Dumonte working aggressively here.
Dumonte has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dumonte is breathing heavily.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dumonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dumonte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dumonte avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Dumonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dumonte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson is looking to control Dumonte's arms but Dumonte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dumonte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Dumonte in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
That has opened up Paul Dumonte's cut even more.
Dumonte managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dumonte controls the action.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dumonte controls the action.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
A short right from Anderson.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumonte gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson working Dumonte over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumonte managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Dumonte tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Dumonte back against the cage.
Dumonte tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Dumonte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Dumonte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson stalls.
Dumonte lands with a left to the head.
Dumonte misses with a punch to the body.
Dumonte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Dumonte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Dumonte.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dumonte takes an elbow to the temple.
Dumonte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumonte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dumonte letting Anderson take a breather here.
Anderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dumonte won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson digs a right hand into Dumonte's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dumonte's gas tank.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dumonte can do to turn this around?
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dumonte has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is leaning against Dumonte and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson pushes Dumonte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dumonte misses with some punches.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dumonte backwards.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dumonte.
Dumonte prevents a body shot from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte misses with some punches.
Dumonte misses with the head strike.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dumonte's defenses.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson cracks Dumonte with a nice body shot.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Dumonte struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Dumonte prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A body shot lands from Dumonte.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dumonte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dumonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Dumonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Dumonte's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Dumonte takes an elbow to the temple.
Dumonte struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dumonte throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dumonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Dumonte controls the action.
A hook to the body from Dumonte.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Dumonte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Dumonte misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dumonte throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumonte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Dumonte improves position.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
The cut above Paul Dumonte's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Dumonte 's eye.
Anderson stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dumonte avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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