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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with The Prodigy: Invaders Must Die blaring out of the sound system. Kazama has chosen 12 Stones - Adrenaline as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hernando Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazama pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Kazama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kazama moves away
and Kazama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazama counters with a series of strikes. Anderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kazama pushes Anderson away with a front kick.
Kazama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Kazama gets a clinch.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Kazama blocks with his arms.
Anderson prevents Kazama from breaking the clinch.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Kazama's ribcage.
Kazama wants a takedown.
Anderson prevents Kazama from breaking the clinch.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Kazama gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kazama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
I looks like Kazama might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kazama stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.
Kazama looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Kazama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kazama counters with a shoot takedown. Anderson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kazama throws and elbow that misses. Anderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kazama's guard. Nice move by Anderson!
Kazama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson tries to stand but Kazama is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson wants to stand but Kazama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kazama wants to improve his position but instead Anderson has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson stands up from half guard.
Kazama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson clinches up with Kazama and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson stalls.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anderson lands a takedown into guard.
Anderson trying to control but Kazama is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Kazama counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kazama preventing the sweep.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson controls Kazama momentarily but Kazama frees himself.
Kazama wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson looks to clinch
and Kazama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazama trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to stand up but Kazama is controlling him.
Anderson pushes Kazama off and gets back to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazama.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazama counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hernando Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazama shoots in for a double leg but Anderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kazama is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Kazama is avoiding it.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson slips a jab from Kazama.
Anderson cracks Kazama with a good jab.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Kazama is avoiding it.
Anderson wants to clinch but Kazama slips to the side
and Kazama counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kazama or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Hernando Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Kazama.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kazama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kazama wants to break free but Anderson has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kazama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kazama blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kazama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Kazama circles away and keeps his distance.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson moves into range and clinches up with Kazama.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Kazama blocks it.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kazama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kazama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazama circles away.
Kazama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama wants to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kazama moves away
and Kazama counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson tries to kick Kazama off but Kazama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kazama pulls his head out easily.
Kazama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Kazama stalling away here and it's allowed Anderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kazama must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazama!
Anderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jin Kazama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kazama circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazama closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazama decides to return to a standing position.
Kazama has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Anderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Kazama keeps it at a distance.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kazama moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kazama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Kazama misses
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kazama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Kazama wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Kazama blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets to his feet - Kazama follows without any prompting.
Anderson throws a push kick but Kazama slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson tries to bum rush Kazama with a series of wild strikes but Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Kazama counters with a head kick.
Kazama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Kazama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kazama blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Kazama keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kazama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Kazama tries to clinch up
and Kazama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Kazama pushes him off.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kazama circles away.
Kazama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kazama.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Kazama is avoiding it.
Jab from Anderson.
Kazama is rocked!
Anderson darts in and clinches Kazama up against the cage.
Kazama is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kazama's face.
Anderson lands a knee to the head.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson pushes Kazama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson stalls.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big knee! That's hurt Kazama! Oh, he's all over the place! Anderson lands another knee that sends Kazama to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hernando Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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