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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Hogan.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hogan throws out the jab.
Ben Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hogan throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson has Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogan tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Hogan pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan lands a body shot.
Hogan's coach down at Cozad MMA LA Elite was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hogan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hogan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Hogan scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
Hogan lands a left hand.
Hogan effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
Hogan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hogan is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hogan has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hogan is struggling to control the position.
Hogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hogan is struggling to control the position.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Hogan.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hogan.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to stall.
Hogan lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Anderson tries a body shot but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Hogan lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hogan tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Hogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogan misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Hogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Hogan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hogan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries to stall but Hogan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An inside leg kick lands from Hogan.
Ben Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan misses the jab.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan misses with the combination.
Anderson darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hogan as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan scores with a jab.
Hogan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anderson's head.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hogan can pounce on him.
Hogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hogan throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Hogan looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a body kick.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hogan moves away
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson darts in and clinches Hogan up against the cage.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a body punch.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Hogan controls the action.
Hogan throws an elbow but it misses.
Hogan lands a right hand.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to stall but Hogan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hogan tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Hogan.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hogan.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hogan.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson trying to stall but Hogan improves his position.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Hogan is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson presses Hogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hogan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hogan as the two fighters clinch.
Hogan pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hogan.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Hogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hogan has his back to the cage.
Hogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Hogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hogan is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogan lands a nice uppercut.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Hogan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Hogan digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hogan lands a nice uppercut.
Hogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hogan.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Hogan scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
Hogan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hogan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hogan taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Nice elbow from Hogan.
Hogan tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Hogan back against the cage.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson closes the distance but Hogan moves to the side
and Hogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Hogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Hogan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hogan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Hogan missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hogan.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Hogan throws a leg kick that misses.
Hogan throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hogan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson feints a jab promting Hogan to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hogan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anderson throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hogan throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ben Hogan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Hogan tries to work over Anderson's front leg with a kick but Anderson checks it.
Donk. Anderson catches Hogan right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Hogan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Hogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hogan.
Hogan slips under a jab from Anderson.
Hogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Hogan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hogan misses with a wild combination.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hogan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a double jab
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hogan throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Hogan.
John Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson tried to score with a low kick but Hogan checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hogan.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Hogan.
Anderson gets through Hogan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Hogan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Hogan taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogan.
Hogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Hogan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hogan!
Our winner, Ben Hogan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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