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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariusz Pudzianowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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200 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Pudzianowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pudzianowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid body kick from Anderson.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pudzianowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Pudzianowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Pudzianowski loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Pudzianowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudzianowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Pudzianowski tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Pudzianowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
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!
Pudzianowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson cracks Pudzianowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pudzianowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Anderson finish him?
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson forces Pudzianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson avoiding damage.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pudzianowski's defenses.
Pudzianowski goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Pudzianowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sam Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Pudzianowski keeps it at a distance.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
Anderson lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pudzianowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pudzianowski misses with a takedown
and Anderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pudzianowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Pudzianowski avoids it.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
A head kick from Anderson lands but Pudzianowski takes it in his stride.
Anderson cracks the inside of Pudzianowski's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Pudzianowski back into the cage.
Pudzianowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Pudzianowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pudzianowski up against the cage.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pudzianowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzianowski shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pudzianowski looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Pudzianowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Anderson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pudzianowski is out of range and Anderson settles back down.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Pudzianowski can't get the takedown.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Pudzianowski is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Pudzianowski shrugs off.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson trying to stall but Pudzianowski improves his position.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski misses with the head strike.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson trying to stall but Pudzianowski improves his position.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Pudzianowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Pudzianowski lands a left hand.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Pudzianowski's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Pudzianowski dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Pudzianowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Anderson.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Pudzianowski avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
That's two 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.
Pudzianowski gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Anderson regains guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pudzianowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudzianowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pudzianowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Pudzianowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pudzianowski lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pudzianowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson walks into a jab.
Anderson lands a big head kick that sends Pudzianowski tumbling to the mat! Anderson takes a step backwards and waves Pudzianowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pudzianowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson feints and then cracks Pudzianowski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pudzianowski down.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pudzianowski blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Pudzianowski circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Pudzianowski's takedown attempt.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Pudzianowski in his tracks for a moment.
Pudzianowski can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Pudzianowski can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson stalling.
Pudzianowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pudzianowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sam Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pudzianowski closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Pudzianowski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Pudzianowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anderson.
Pudzianowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Pudzianowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pudzianowski avoids the elbow strike from Anderson, against the cage.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pudzianowski's brow.
Pudzianowski blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pudzianowski wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pudzianowski lands a nice uppercut.
Pudzianowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Pudzianowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut is getting worse.
Pudzianowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Pudzianowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pudzianowski wants a takedown.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pudzianowski.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pudzianowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pudzianowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson stalling against the cage.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson working Pudzianowski over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pudzianowski lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Anderson.
Pudzianowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson is looking to clinch but Pudzianowski is avoiding it.
Anderson scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pudzianowski takes a step back to recover.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Pudzianowski stumbling back into the cage.
Sam Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson cracks Pudzianowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pudzianowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Pudzianowski blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Pudzianowski letting Anderson take a breather here.
Pudzianowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pudzianowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pudzianowski's brow.
Pudzianowski pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pudzianowski working aggressively here.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Pudzianowski 's eye.
Pudzianowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Anderson!
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