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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Lamond has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lamond takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lamond taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Lamond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lamond with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamond lands an elbow inside.
Lamond stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Lamond.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Lamond.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamond as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lamond wants to stall.
Lamond seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamond throws a one two combo.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Lamond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lamond lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lamond missing with knees to the body.
Lamond misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamond.
Lamond misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamond blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Lamond.
Lamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamond controls his hands.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Lamond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Lamond lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lamond crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Lamond tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Lamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Lamond pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamond throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Lamond avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Lamond.
Lamond looking to stall.
Lamond connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Lamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson gets through Lamond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamond lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Lamond lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamond using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
Lamond misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Lamond.
Anderson looking to stall.
Lamond lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Lamond is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lamond landing knees to the body.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamond controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Lamond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamond loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Lamond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lamond looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson gets through Lamond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamond landing knees to the head.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamond controls his hands.
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lamond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Lamond avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Lamond takes a shot to the head.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Lamond's head.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamonds head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
Lamond prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Lamond is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lamond has his back to the cage.
Lamond looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lamond lands a nice elbow.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamond's elbow.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Lamond's head.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Lamond blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamond controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Lamond into the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamond lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamond.
Lamond trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Lamond.
Lamond utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lamond blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Lamond gets an underhook and turns Anderson into the cage.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Lamond keeps him there for the moment.
Lamond is pushing Anderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Lamond landing knees to the head.
Lamond missing with knees to the body.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Lamond takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Gordon Lamond has been cut.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lamond trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Lamond lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Lamond landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamond connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamond tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamond is defending well for now.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Gordon Lamond seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lamond trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Lamond lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Lamond avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lamond or not.
Lamond is breathing heavily.
Lamond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Lamond tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Lamond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lamond is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to control but Lamond is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anderson rushes Lamond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Lamond's ribcage. Lamond let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamond gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lamond looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Lamond.
Anderson wants to break free but Lamond has control.
Lamond lands a nice elbow.
Lamond creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson cracks Lamond with a nice body shot.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Lamond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson avoiding damage as Lamond throws knees to the body.
Lamond tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Lamond tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamond just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Lamond lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamond.
Lamond tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamond crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamond.
Lamond missing with knees to the body.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Lamond controls the action.
Anderson tries to work over Lamond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamond throws an elbow but misses.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamond backwards.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Lamond lands a knee to the body.
Lamond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamond misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Lamond.
Lamond throws an elbow but it misses.
Lamond throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with the head strike.
Lamond is trying to stall.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Anderson!
A relieved looking John Anderson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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