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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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176 cm
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199 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Guru!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jerry Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guru moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson leaves Guru with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guru's brow.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
It looks like Ground Guru has been cut.
Anderson trying to stall but Guru improves his position.
Guru is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Jerry Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ground Guru.
Anderson tries a body shot but Guru blocks it.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Guru.
Guru fails to pull guard.
Guru is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Guru changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Guru dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Guru drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Guru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guru.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson swings for the body but Guru moves out of range.
Anderson cracks Guru with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guru has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guru fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guru jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Guru gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Guru shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guru tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guru on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guru with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Guru shakes it off.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Guru. Guru gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Guru moves into the clinch.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson is working Guru over against the cage.
Guru looks winded!
Guru takes a shot to the head.
Guru has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guru in his tracks.
Guru dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Guru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Guru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Guru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Guru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away.
Guru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guru takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anderson sizes up Guru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guru is defended easily by Anderson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guru is defended easily by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guru.
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guru tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guru tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Guru tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ground Guru's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guru.
Guru gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free but Guru has control.
Guru is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Guru dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru drags the fight down to the ground.
Anderson trying to control but Guru is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Guru's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control but Guru is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up.
Guru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guru trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Guru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guru's guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Guru keeps moving.
Guru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Guru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anderson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anderson is aware though and is defending well.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Guru's guard.
Guru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guru on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guru can do to turn this around?
Guru has his foot on Anderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Guru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Guru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guru has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Anderson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Guru has tightened it up now! Anderson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ground Guru!
Ground Guru decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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