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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Todd Anderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Barnett.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick lands from Barnett that sends Anderson to the canvas. Anderson tries to scramble back to his feet but Barnett brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Todd Anderson has been cut.
Barnett in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his arm.
Barnett content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barnett trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
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Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Barnett moves into the clinch.
Barnett is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Barnett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Barnett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnett throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Barnett has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Barnett breaks from the clinch.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Barnett misses with a double jab.
Barnett wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Barnett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Barnett has Anderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Anderson.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Barnett scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Barnett is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson feints and as Barnett raises his hands in defense, Anderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has gone for a leg lock! Barnett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett wants to get up but he can't break Anderson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barnett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barnett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Barnett controlling him for the moment.
Barnett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnett lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Barnett lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mirko Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnett misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Barnett fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnett throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Todd Anderson's cut even more.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Barnett misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnett as he avoids it easily.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnett tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnett to the ground. Barnett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Anderson.
Barnett tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barnett circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Barnett. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnett.
Barnett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnett.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnett might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson breaks from Barnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnett hang on?
Anderson throwing strikes here but Barnett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson trying to control but Barnett is having none of it.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barnett here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thowing shots but they're missing.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnett manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Barnett, under a barage of strikes from Anderson.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Barnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Anderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barnett!
Barnett is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy strike and Barnett uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Barnett has ended up in Anderson's guard.
Anderson looking to control.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barnett trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnett tries to clinch up.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnett throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Barnett misses with a hook.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Barnett avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anderson throws a strike but Barnett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnett tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barnett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barnett closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Todd Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnett tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett defending against the ground and pound.
Barnett is pushing Anderson's head away, looking to escape. Anderson manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barnett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Barnett manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Todd Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Barnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barnett fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett misses with a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barnett!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barnett blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking to finish with strikes here!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson misses with a head shot.
Anderson breaks from Barnett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barnett's face.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barnett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
Barnett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Anderson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looking to finish Barnett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barnett!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett wants to control but Anderson is having none of it.
Barnett is working to get back to half guard.
Barnett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Barnett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson cracks Barnett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson won't let Barnett get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Barnett is looking to escape.
Anderson landing punches.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Barnett is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Anderson punching from mount but Barnett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Anderson!
Todd Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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