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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazano De Anda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazano De Anda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazano De Anda!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Anda circles away.
Lazano De Anda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to clinch but De Anda is having none of it.
De Anda lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Anda moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
De Anda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Anda slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
De Anda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Anda is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Anderson won't allow De Anda to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Anda is looking for a kimura here.
Anderson is trying to maintain the position but De Anda is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by De Anda.
De Anda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Anda is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
De Anda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Anda.
De Anda is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Anda.
De Anda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Anda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as De Anda sits in half guard.
De Anda prevents Anderson from standing back up.
De Anda with the ground and pound but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Anda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Anda trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Anda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
De Anda scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
De Anda content to stall in guard here.
De Anda with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Anda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
De Anda looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda throws a big right hand that misses.
De Anda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Anda on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Anda throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
De Anda throws a big shot that misses.
De Anda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
De Anda looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson wants to clinch up but De Anda keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Anda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Anda misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
De Anda has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Anda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
De Anda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
De Anda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazano De Anda.
De Anda fails to pull guard.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Anda pulls Anderson into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but De Anda is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
De Anda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Anda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Anda jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Anda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson staying out of range there.
De Anda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
De Anda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Anda fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but De Anda persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
De Anda is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Anderson is holding on to half guard well.
Anderson wants to control but De Anda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
De Anda lands strikes from half guard.
De Anda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Anda winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Anda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anderson is defending against the submission attempts here by De Anda.
De Anda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lazano De Anda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from De Anda there.
De Anda throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
De Anda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Anda trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Anda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Anda trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Anda scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Anda trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
De Anda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Anda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Anda postures up.
De Anda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Anda throws a big right hand that misses.
De Anda throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing De Anda from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda really dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Anda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Anda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but De Anda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Anda scores with a jab to the body.
De Anda sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Anda fails with the takedown.
De Anda swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
De Anda misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Anda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anderson did well to prevent De Anda getting side control.
De Anda thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
De Anda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
De Anda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Anda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
De Anda misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
De Anda stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
De Anda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Anda stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Anderson is trying to keep De Anda in close.
De Anda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Anda throwing strikes but missing.
De Anda throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
De Anda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Anda looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Anda isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks De Anda on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson!
De Anda is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position but De Anda is working away.
De Anda tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
De Anda is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Anda controlling the position for now.
De Anda trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazano De Anda dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson wants to clinch up but De Anda keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Anda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Anda scores with a shot to the body.
De Anda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from De Anda misses.
De Anda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
De Anda misses the shot to the body.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson rushes De Anda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Anda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as De Anda tries to tie him up.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but De Anda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Anda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Anda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
De Anda jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Anda keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Anda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
De Anda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alex Anderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Anda misses with a double jab.
De Anda misses with a wild body shot.
De Anda throws a one two combo.
Alex Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Anda scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from De Anda.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Anda circles away.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Anda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Anda tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
De Anda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Alex Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lazano De Anda.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped De Anda in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Anda's defenses.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Anda.
De Anda is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson taking a breather.
De Anda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Anda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into De Anda's ribcage.
Alex Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped De Anda in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson working De Anda over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson taking a breather.
De Anda takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Anda tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that De Anda shrugs off.
Lazano De Anda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Anda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazano De Anda!
Lazano De Anda is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Lazano De Anda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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