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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Bognar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes into the arena with Stephen Anderson blaring out of the sound system. Josh Bognar struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stephen Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Bognar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bognar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bognar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bognar darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bognar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Bognar pulls Anderson into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bognar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bognar wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bognar holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson trying to control but Bognar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bognar pulls Anderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Anderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Bognar.
Bognar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bognar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bognar wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bognar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bognar 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Bognar blocks nicely.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anderson won't allow Bognar to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson works over Bognar with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bognar is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bognar looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bognar keeps moving.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bognar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bognar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bognar keeps moving.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bognar is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bognar keeps moving.
Bognar has momentary wrist control but Anderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Bognar blocks nicely.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Bognar is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bognar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anderson dominated 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.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bognar.
Bognar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bognar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bognar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bognar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Bognar takes the fight into the clinch.
Bognar jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bognar wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bognar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bognar is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bognar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bognar's guard.
Anderson is trying to control. Bognar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bognar is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Bognar trying to control here.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson looks to score some points with some 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 trying to control from half guard but Bognar is working away.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bognar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bognar works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bognar keeps moving.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson cracks Bognar with a solid left hand.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson stands up over Bognar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson forces his way into half guard.
Bognar is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Bognar is having none of it.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Bognar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bognar is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bognar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bognar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Anderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bognar's half guard.
Bognar trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Bognar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anderson pulls his head out easily.
Bognar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anderson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bognar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Anderson!
Stephen Anderson very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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