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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Strikes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson with a hook.
Strikes misses with a wild combination.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Strikes moves out of range easily.
Strikes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strikes avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Strikes moves out of range easily.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes is looking to clinch.
Strikes moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Strikes. That one must have hurt.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strikes throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes drives through and clinches with Anderson against the cage.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Strikes has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson is trying to drag Strikes to the mat but Strikes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strikes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Strikes breaks from the clinch.
Strikes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
A low kick from Anderson misses
and Strikes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strikes misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Strikes, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Strikes against the cage but Strikes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Strikes misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a good, hard body kick but Strikes shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Strikes.
Strikes wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Strikes won't be happy with that.
Strikes is trying to buck Anderson off.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Strikes defends.
Strikes wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Strikes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anderson throws an elbow but Strikes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Strikes wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Strikes 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strikes struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
Strikes tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
Strikes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anderson.
Strikes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anderson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Check out the look on Anderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anderson.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strikes tries to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Strikes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strikes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strikes misses with a head kick.
Carlos Strikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlos Strikes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strikes throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Strikes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Strikes darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Strikes really felt that one!
Strikes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Strikes's guard.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Strikes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
Strikes wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Strikes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Strikes has wrist control.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strikes's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strikes trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strikes wants to land a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Strikes.
Andrew Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Strikes 's knee.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Strikes tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strikes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Strikes is staying in there.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Andrew Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Strikes wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Strikes bucks Anderson off and manages to get back to his feet!
Strikes wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strikes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Strikes.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strikes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strikes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson cracks Strikes with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Strikes.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strikes blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Strikes looks to clinch
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Strikes throws a body kick the misses
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Strikes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Strikes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Strikes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strikes's head.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but Strikes is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strikes misses with a hook to the body
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown. Strikes fights it but they end up in guard.
Strikes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Strikes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Strikes is trying to buck Anderson off.
Anderson working the head with strikes.
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Strikes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
You can see the frustration on Strikes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Strikes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Strikes is trying to buck Anderson off.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strikes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carlos Strikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
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.
A jab from Strikes finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Strikes tries a head kick but it misses.
Strikes blocks the body kick.
Strikes darts in trying to clinch
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson cracks Strikes with a solid left hand.
Strikes pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strikes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strikes is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anderson is defended easily by Strikes.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Strikes is trying to control but can't.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strikes's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strikes wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a body kick.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strikes counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strikes sprawls well. Strikes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Strikes wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strikes.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Strikes counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderson! Strikes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderson to his feet! Anderson is in big trouble!
Anderson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strikes closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strikes lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Anderson crumples to the floor! Strikes milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carlos Strikes!
Carlos Strikes is the new middleweight champion!
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