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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rollins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Future World Music - Dream Catchers. Klaus Andersen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersen scores with a hook.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andersen doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Andersen lands but Rollins takes it in his stride.
Andersen wants to clinch
and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rollins.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andersen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andersen.
Andersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersen stalling.
Rollins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersen tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Rollins pushes off an throws an elbow but Andersen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Klaus Andersen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Andersen.
Andersen has hold of one of Rollins's legs. Rollins is fighting the takedown attempt but Andersen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Andersen stops Rollins from standing up.
Rollins pulls Andersen in to control the position.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Andersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Andersen is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Klaus Andersen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
Andersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rollins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersen tries to clinch there but Rollins circles away.
Andersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rollins's waist but Rollins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersen off to one side.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen looks to clinch
and Andersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins misses with a low kick.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rollins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersen's knee momentarily.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins drives through and clinches with Andersen against the cage.
Andersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollins.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rollins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersen's defenses.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Andersen.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Rollins gets an underhook and turns Andersen into the cage.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Andersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Andersen taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Rollins gets an underhook and turns Andersen into the cage.
Andersen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunter Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Andersen.
Nice defenses there by Andersen.
Andersen closes the distance and pushes Rollins back into the cage.
Andersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rollins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersen's defenses.
That has opened up Klaus Andersen's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rollins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andersen tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Andersen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klaus Andersen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Rollins misses.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins stuns Andersen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andersen tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rollins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Andersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rollins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rollins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersen's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rollins is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rollins is trying to stand back up but Andersen is controlling him
Andersen with the ground and pound but Rollins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andersen postures up in Rollins's guard and throws a big left but Rollins blocks it.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen passes Rollins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen seems to be looking for submissions.
Rollins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andersen works his way into side control.
Rollins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andersen.
Andersen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rollins regains half guard, as Andersen was trying to land strikes.
Rollins is refusing to be controlled, as Andersen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins kicks off Andersen and gets to his feet.
Rollins feints and then cracks Andersen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersen down.
Rollins rushes Andersen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andersen wants to get back to striking at distance but Rollins won't allow it.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Rollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersen is defending well for now.
Rollins avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Andersen lands a body punch.
Andersen wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rollins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to trip Rollins. He has hold of a leg but Rollins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Andersen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Andersen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen looking to pass the guard.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins is wriggling around but Andersen manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Andersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Andersen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Andersen gets a clinch.
Andersen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rollins lands an elbow just above Andersen 's eye.
Andersen throws an elbow but it misses.
Andersen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Rollins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andersen doesn't seem phased though.
Rollins instigates a clinch.
Andersen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Andersen shoots for a takedown but Rollins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Andersen.
Rollins rushes Andersen and presses him up against the cage.
Andersen jumps guard and drags Rollins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rollins is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins trying to control from half guard but Andersen is working away.
Andersen is trying to control but can't.
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.
Rollins is keen to just control but Andersen is a slippery customer.
Andersen is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andersen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rollins has passed into side control.
Andersen tries to improve position but can't.
Rollins trying to control the position but Andersen is working away.
Hunter Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to improve position but can't.
Andersen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rollins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersen postures up.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen prevents Rollins from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Rollins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rollins pushes Andersen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Andersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins scores with a hook.
Rollins lands a leg kick that knocks Andersen off balance momentarily.
Hunter Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Andersen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rollins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Andersen back into the cage.
Andersen successfully pulls guard.
Andersen working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins stands up over Andersen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klaus Andersen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hunter Rollins.
I think Andersen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Andersen!
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energy
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hype
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