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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sydal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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279 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sydal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sydal dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Sydal advances to half guard.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sydal wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sydal trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Sydal stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Sydalis looking to pass into half guard but Anderson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anderson is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Sydal trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Sydal defends the submission attempt.
Sydal is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sydal tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sydal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sydal is trying to get back to full guard.
Sydal is looking to escape.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Sydal is working away.
Sydal trying to control here.
Sydal really is a fat lump.
Sydal tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Sydal keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sydal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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 wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sydal's best efforts.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Sydal wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sydal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sydal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sydal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sydal dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sydal.
Sydal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sydal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sydal gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sydal backs up against the cage.
Sydal dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Sydal connects with a solid leg kick.
Sydal moves into the clinch.
Sydal jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Sydal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to break free but Sydal has control.
Sydal breaks the clinch.
Sydal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sydal manages to avoid it.
Sydal dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Sydal fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sydal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sydal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Sydal counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Sydal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Sydal controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Sydal isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson stalks Sydal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sydal's face. Sydal staggers backwards, shaken.
Sydal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sydal moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Sydal can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sydal jumps guard.
Sydal pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sydal controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Sydal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anderson pushes down on Sydal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sydal wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Sydal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sydal is working hard here to advance position.
Sydal is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sydal throws a nice head kick!
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sydal closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Sydal pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sydal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sydal.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sydal tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Sydal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but Sydal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Sydal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Anderson is trying to control. Sydal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sydal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jason Sydal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sydal tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Sydal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Sydal is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson trying to control but Sydal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anderson gets to his feet - Sydal follows without any prompting.
Sydal shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sydal's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Sydal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sydal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sydal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sydal moves out of range of the leg kick from Anderson.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Sydal avoids it well.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Anderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderson.
Sydal scores a takedown into full mount!
Sydal looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sydal looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anderson tries to buck Sydal off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Anderson turns into him and now he's in Sydal's guard.
Sydal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Sydal.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sydal's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sydal seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sydal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sydal 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sydal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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