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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Morato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Morato!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morato drives through with a takedown into Anderson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Morato controlling him for the moment.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Morato wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson has Morato pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morato stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has Morato pulled in close to control his posture.
Morato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Morato isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morato walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Morato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morato throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Morato throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morato shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Morato closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anderson quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anderson kicks off Morato and gets to his feet.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morato misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morato blocks a jab.
A big left from Anderson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Morato moved out of range.
Morato changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morato counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morato.
Anderson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Morato has passed into side control.
Morato moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Morato throwing strikes but Anderson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morato pushes Anderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Anderson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Anderson throws a body punch but Morato moves out of range.
Morato misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Morato's body.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Morato moves away and avoids it.
Morato feints the counter takedown.
Anderson scores with the left hand. Morato knows he should have avoided that one.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morato misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morato tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morato tries for a takedown but Anderson circles away easily
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomas Morato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Morato misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Morato misses with a jab to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson lands with a hook. Morato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morato misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morato manages to avoid it.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morato's hands.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Morato saw that one coming.
Morato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
Morato throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Morato blocks it.
Morato shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Morato.
Morato defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Morato's shoulder, as Morato tries to avoid the shot.
Morato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anderson controls Morato momentarily but Morato frees himself.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morato is controlling him.
Morato content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morato can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morato trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morato postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Morato trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Morato stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Morato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Morato is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Morato slips an elbow through the middle.
Morato wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Morato landing some decent shots from guard.
Morato throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Morato is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morato trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morato distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Morato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Morato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The strikes coming from Morato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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 Arn Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Morato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Morato ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Morato looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Morato just gets out of the way.
Anderson misses the jab.
Morato shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morato is trying to ground and pound but Anderson uses the momentary lack of control by Morato to regain half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Morato lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morato lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to stand but Morato is controlling the position.
Morato wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Morato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is thwarting Morato's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up out of the half guard.
Morato closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Anderson pushes Morato off and gets back to his feet.
Morato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Anderson.
Morato throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Morato throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morato wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Anderson pushes Morato off and gets back to his feet.
Tomas Morato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
Anderson scores with a jab. Morato acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morato fails to land the takedown.
Arn Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Morato.
Morato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Morato dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morato has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Morato darts in looking for a takedown but Anderson gets double underhooks and turns Morato into the cage.
Morato misses with a left hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arn Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arn Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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