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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Blundell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Blundell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blundell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anderson misses with a body shot
letting Blundell counter with a right hand.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Blundell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blundell looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Blundell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blundell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blundell, as that shot connected.
We've been informed that Blundell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a body punch but Blundell moves out of range.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Blundell's shoulder, as Blundell tries to avoid the shot.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Anderson takes a swing at Blundell's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Blundell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Blundell didn't see that one coming.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Blundell misses.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson swings for the body but Blundell moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Blundell.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blundell regains half guard, as Anderson was trying to land strikes.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blundell defending well though.
Blundell gets full guard.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson won't allow Blundell to sweep him here.
Anderson prevents Blundell from getting back to his feet.
Blundell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blundell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson cracks Blundell with a solid left hand.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Blundell keeps moving.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blundell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blundell wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Blundell is retaining full guard.
Blundell wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Blundell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Blundell blocks nicely.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blundell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Blundell to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson throws a body punch but Blundell moves out of range.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blundell under the eye.
Karl Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blundell manages to avoid it.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Blundell saw that one coming.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Blundell's belly button to the back.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Blundell tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blundell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Blundell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan Blundell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blundell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell misses the jab.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blundell sprawls well. Blundell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Blundell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Blundell thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blundell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blundell with a nice cross.
Blundell feints a jab promting Anderson to slip. Blundell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anderson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blundell jabs at Anderson's body.
Blundell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blundell takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Blundell.
Blundell avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Blundell avoids a kick to the body.
Blundell lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Anderson.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Blundell's body.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blundell was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Blundell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Blundell's shoulder, as Blundell tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundell slips a straight right by Anderson.
Ryan Blundell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blundell moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blundell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anderson thinking.
Blundell tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blundell.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
enabling Blundell to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Blundell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson is looking to wear down Blundell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blundell throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Blundell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blundell has time to react.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Blundell off the cage and back into range.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Blundell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Blundell throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Blundell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blundell misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Blundell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blundell as he avoids it easily.
Blundell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anderson's head.
Nice sprawl there from Blundell as Anderson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Blundell scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell lands with a good body shot.
Blundell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blundell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson defending well as Blundell loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blundell manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Blundell - just one landing.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Blundell is just out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blundell slips under a jab from Anderson.
Blundell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blundell lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Blundell moves away and avoids it.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Blundell's body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blundell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Blundell.
Anderson tries to work over Blundell's front leg with a kick but Blundell checks it.
Blundell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blundell finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blundell. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Blundell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blundell continues to drive forward.
Anderson drags the fight down to the ground.
Blundell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blundell stands up from Anderson's guard - Blundell perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Blundell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blundell 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Blundell!
A victorious Ryan Blundell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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