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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Anderson (ranked 2985 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Dexter Roussel (ranked 382 p4p, 395 weight class). Roussel has chosen Manau - J'ai laissé là bas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Roussel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Roussel's guard.
Roussel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Roussel.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Roussel is keeping the position.
Roussel wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Roussel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Roussel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Anderson throws a strike but Roussel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roussel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roussel is one step ahead there.
Anderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Anderson is working Roussel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roussel looking for a sweep. Not yet Roussel, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel working a defensive guard here.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Roussel wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roussel trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roussel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roussel punching to the body, from the bottom.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Roussel blocks nicely.
Anderson is working Roussel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roussel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson postures up in Roussel's guard and throws a big left but Roussel blocks it.
Roussel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roussel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Roussel keeps moving.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roussel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roussel was covering up waiting for the punch and Anderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel looking for a sweep. Not yet Roussel, not yet.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roussel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Roussel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roussel tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roussel gets caught napping as Anderson dives in and scores a takedown. Roussel manages to retain guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roussel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roussel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roussel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roussel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roussel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Roussel scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roussel as he avoids it easily.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roussel defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Roussel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is working for takedown but Roussel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roussel misses with the head strike.
Roussel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Roussel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a takedown into guard.
Roussel striking from the bottom here.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roussel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Roussel blocks nicely.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roussel can do to turn this around?
Anderson stays in close to Roussel's body and controls the position.
Roussel keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roussel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roussel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roussel as he jumps to the side.
Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson trying to control the action but Roussel is working from the bottom.
Roussel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roussel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Roussel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've been informed that Roussel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Roussel throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Roussel jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roussel as he jumps to the side.
Anderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roussel circles away.
Roussel throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Roussel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Roussel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson dives in and grabs Roussel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roussel pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Roussel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson defending well as Roussel loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Roussel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roussel scores with a hook.
Anderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roussel rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Roussel.
Anderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Roussel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Roussel trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roussel is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Roussel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roussel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roussel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roussel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roussel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roussel scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roussel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roussel landing some decent shots from guard.
Roussel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Roussel lands a couple of digs.
Roussel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Roussel distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roussel connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roussel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roussel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Roussel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussel cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Elijah Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roussel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roussel trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roussel wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Roussel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roussel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roussel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roussel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roussel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roussel scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussel postures up.
Roussel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson is trying to keep Roussel in close.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Roussel controlling him for the moment.
Roussel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roussel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roussel is one step ahead there.
Roussel throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Roussel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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