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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Tony Masters has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Masters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Masters as he checks the leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Masters misses with an uppercut.
Masters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Masters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Masters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Masters circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Masters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Masters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Masters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Masters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
Masters scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Masters misses with a low kick.
Masters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson wants to slow Masters down by chopping away at his legs.
Masters looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Masters thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Masters checks a low kick from Anderson.
Masters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Masters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Masters keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson has Masters up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson blocking some punches.
Masters lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masters wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masters struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Masters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masters wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Masters lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Masters blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Masters misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson stalls.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masters lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Masters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Anderson pushes Masters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson tries to work over Masters's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masters is defending well for now.
Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Masters against the cage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masters misses with some punches.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Masters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Masters blocks it.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson prevents Masters from breaking the clinch.
Masters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Masters slips under a jab from Anderson.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Anderson.
Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Masters circles away.
Masters throws a leg kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masters. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Masters throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anderson defending well as Masters loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Masters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anderson's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Masters's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Masters.
Anderson connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Masters.
Masters tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Masters's belly button to the back.
Sam Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Masters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Masters's takedown attempt.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Masters 's eye.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Masters uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to control Masters's arms but Masters gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson just leaning against Masters, taking a breather.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Masters.
Masters throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Masters presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Masters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Sam Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masters tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masters misses with the head strike.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Masters.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masters avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
Masters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Masters tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masters managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Masters managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Masters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Masters throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Good body shot from Masters.
Masters makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Masters gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Masters being controlled here momentarily.
Masters trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Masters.
Anderson tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masters.
Masters bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson tries to buck Masters off but Masters is having none of it.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Masters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Masters trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Masters tries for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Masters working the head and body with strikes.
Masters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets full guard.
Masters won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Masters working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Masters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masters wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Masters to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Masters to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Masters shrugs it off.
Anderson unloads with some shots from mount but Masters bucks and avoids them well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Masters is working away.
Sam Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Masters finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masters throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Masters.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Masters fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Masters's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Masters.
Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masters keeps the fight on the outside.
Masters attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Masters
and Masters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Masters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masters blocks a low kick nicely.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Masters counters with a stiff right hand.
Masters throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Masters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Masters fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson working aggressively here.
Masters has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masters tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Masters struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Masters lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Masters up against the cage.
Masters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Sam Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Masters.
Masters working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Masters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masters is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Masters swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Masters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson trying to stall but Masters improves his position.
Masters gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Masters stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Masters looking to pass the guard.
Anderson controls Masters momentarily but Masters frees himself.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masters content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson is trying to keep Masters in close.
Masters throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Masters is pushing down on Anderson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anderson is fighting to maintain full guard but Masters has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tony Masters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson throws the left hand but Masters avoids the punch easily.
Masters scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws a low kick but Masters moves out of range easily.
Anderson throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Masters throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson is rocked!
Masters tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Masters moved out of range nicely.
Masters avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Masters cracks Anderson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Anderson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Masters pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Anderson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Masters!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Masters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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