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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata has chosen Soundcritters - Haka War Chant as his entrance music. John Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tangaroa Ngata's chin.
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195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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187 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tangaroa Ngata!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata clinches.
Ngata breaks from the clinch.
Anderson goes for a double leg but Ngata avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ngata continues to drive forward.
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ngata digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Ngata gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ngata darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Ngata prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Ngata lands a body punch.
Ngata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ngata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ngata lands an uppercut.
Ngata softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ngata pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ngata smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata instigates a clinch.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ngata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ngata prevents it.
Ngata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
A short body shot lands from Ngata as the two fighters clinch.
Ngata is working Anderson over against the cage.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ngata.
Still in the clinch, Ngata scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngata lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ngata cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ngata.
A short right from Ngata on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ngata.
Ngata lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngata pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ngata.
Ngata's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ngata darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Ngata pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ngata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
Ngata pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ngata pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ngata has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ngata.
Ngata lands a nice shot to the body.
Ngata gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata breaks the clinch.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Ngata has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Ngata.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata has managed to clinch.
Ngata breaks from the clinch.
Ngata darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tangaroa Ngata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ngata gets a clinch.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ngata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ngata has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ngata moves into the clinch successfully.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ngata digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ngata lands with a right to the head.
Ngata lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Ngata lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ngata.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ngata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ngata has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Ngata lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Anderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ngata gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ngata gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ngata.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ngata drops his shoulder and cracks Anderson with a huge uppercut! Anderson goes down! Can Ngata finish him?
Anderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ngata passes into half guard.
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ngata really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ngata content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Ngata has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard but Ngata has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata controlling his opponent.
Ngata has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngata's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Ngata controlling from the full mount.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ngata. What's that going to do exactly?
Anderson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
Anderson being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ngata's guard.
Anderson has gone for a leg lock! Ngata slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anderson's guard.
Anderson is looking for a triangle but Ngata pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ngata has picked Anderson up and slammed him! Anderson can't keep hold of the triangle and Ngata manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson sneaks back into half guard.
Ngata controlling the pace.
Ngata prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngata pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ngata in particular looking to stall.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngata pulls his head out easily.
Anderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ngata instigates a clinch.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ngata shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ngata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ngata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Ngata.
Ngata manages to break the clinch.
Ngata drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Ngata pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngata clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Ngata on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Ngata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Ngata was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ngata has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ngata creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tangaroa Ngata seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ngata scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ngata.
Ngata lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ngata.
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 body shot lands from Ngata.
Ngata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Ngata circles away easily
and Ngata counters with a right hand that sends Anderson tumbling to the canvas! Can Ngata finish him? He dives into Anderson's guard looking to do just that!
Ngata passes Anderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ngata slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngata pulls his head out easily.
Tangaroa Ngata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ngata in particular looking to stall.
Anderson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngata pulls his head out easily.
Anderson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ngata. Oh but Anderson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ngata goes limp - he's gone! Anderson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Anderson!
A pretty intense looking John Anderson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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