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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rar Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Anderson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 cm
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285 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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298 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ian Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rar Dead! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson fails with the takedown. Anderson tries to clinch up. Anderson closes the distance and clinches. Dead tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Dead circles away and keeps his distance. Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dead tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dead to the ground. Dead escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Dead wants to clinch. Anderson gets a clinch. Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Dead tries to tie him up. Anderson breaks the clinch.
Ian Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Anderson swinging wildly here.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Anderson swinging wildly here.
Dead changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Dead manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Dead shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Dead's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Anderson misses with a looping right. Dead swinging wildly here.
Dead will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead has a takedown stuffed. Dead fails with a takedown attempt. Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dead circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dead moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Anderson drops his hands momentarily and Dead takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dead shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dead's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Dead looks winded! Anderson wants to clinch up but Dead keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson fails to land the takedown. Dead keeps the fight on the outside. Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dead counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson. Dead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dead swivels and escapes. Dead changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Dead manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Anderson blocks a jab. Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Dead in a clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dead but Dead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dead tries for a takedown but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Anderson pushes Dead up against the cage in a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch. Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Anderson fails with the takedown. Dead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Dead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dead tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes. 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 Ian Anderson will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dead cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A combination from Anderson does no damage. Anderson tries to clinch but Dead moves out of range. Dead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ian Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dead circles away.
Anderson tries to clinch and Dead counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking. Dead stuffs the takedown. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dead 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 Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dead throws a shot to the body.
Dead wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice uppercut lands for Dead. That snapped Anderson's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anderson leaves Dead with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Dead forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dead stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position. Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards. Dead is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now. Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Dead swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson. Dead fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dead paws at him with a jab and circles away. No luck for Dead with that takedown attempt. Ian Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rar Dead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson darts in and clinches Dead up against the cage. Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dead but Dead pushes him off and we're back to square one. Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch. Anderson tries to clinch up and Dead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Dead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Rar Dead seems to be getting the better of the standup. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dead is defended easily by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Dead both land. Nice combination. Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dead. Anderson darts in and clinches Dead up against the cage. Anderson lands with a short shot to the head. Dead tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dead keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson wants to clinch but Dead slips to the side and Dead makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Anderson drives through and clinches with Dead against the cage.
Dead drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt. Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dead sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Anderson darts in trying to clinch and Dead counters with a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rar Dead will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dead shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dead swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson. Anderson closes the distance and clinches. Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Dead wants a takedown.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Dead has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Ian Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rar Dead. Dead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Anderson shoots in but no luck this time. Dead moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off. Anderson wants to clinch up but Dead keeps it at a distance. Dead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dead looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well. Anderson closes the distance and pushes Dead back into the cage. Anderson breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson closes the distance and pushes Dead back into the cage. Dead is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dead jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Dead has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up. Anderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dead is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dead has escaped and now he's on top! There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson is stalling in the full guard. Dead is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well. Dead is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. No luck for Dead with that takedown attempt. Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dead swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dead swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson. Anderson has managed to clinch.
Dead leaning his opponent against the cage. A short uppercut from Anderson. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anderson manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Ian Anderson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ian Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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