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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Anderson (ranked 874 p4p, 118 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1212 p4p, 171 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hades Anderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hades Anderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 cm
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196 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Anderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mikhasevich misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely. Mikhasevich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson. The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A punch lands to the side of Mikhasevich 's head but he takes it in his stride. Anderson misses with an uppercut. A shot to the body from Anderson misses and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Anderson scores with a jab. Mikhasevich acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Anderson with a hook. Anderson slips under a jab from Mikhasevich. Hades Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away. This has been an exciting period of action! Mikhasevich slips under a jab. Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Mikhasevich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mikhasevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss! Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Anderson. Anderson throws a body shot but no joy. Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Hades Anderson has been cut. Anderson misses with a looping left. Mikhasevich is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot. Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mikhasevich. Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mikhasevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Anderson misses with a left hand and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A big left from Anderson misses. Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Anderson wants to stand but Mikhasevich has his arm trapped. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Anderson trying to control the action but Mikhasevich is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Anderson scores with punches from side control. Anderson lands a decent elbow from side control. Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Mikhasevich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anderson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Anderson taking a breather here. Anderson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikhasevich keeps working. Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Anderson wants to control but Mikhasevich is keeping him busy. Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mikhasevich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikhasevich keeps working. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hades Anderson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hades Anderson's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand. Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A big left from Mikhasevich misses. Mikhasevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it. A telegraphed right hand from Mikhasevich misses the target. Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Anderson misses with a body punch
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mikhasevich staying out of range there. Anderson lands a jab to the nose. Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Anderson throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it. Anderson misses with an uppercut. Anderson misses with an uppercut. A countering left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses. Anderson avoids the body shot from Mikhasevich.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mikhasevich on the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mikhasevich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikhasevich manages to avoid it. Mikhasevich connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off. Anderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anderson duly obliges. Anderson misses with a wild body shot. Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson is rocked! Mikhasevich drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Anderson right on the button. Anderson goes down! Mikhasevich follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mikhasevich gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Mikhasevich! A victorious Gennady Mikhasevich thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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