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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Ono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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241 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Todd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Ono!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ono looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ono is looking for a sweep.
Anderson cracks Ono with a big right hand but Ono just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ono is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anderson off and has taken his back!
Ono gets his hands free as Anderson looks to control.
Ono is riding his opponent, not letting Anderson buck him off.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ono punishes Anderson with strikes from the back mount.
I really don't envy Anderson right now.
Ono is trying to stick to Anderson's back but Anderson is turning into Ono. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ono's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Anderson.
Ono looking for a sweep. Not yet Ono, not yet.
Anderson is in close to Ono's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Ono is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ono manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Ono's guard.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ono can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Ono blocks nicely.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Ono keeps moving.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson cracks Ono with a solid left hand.
Ono is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ono trying to control the position.
Anderson trying to control but Ono is working from the bottom.
Ono looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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.
Anderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ono tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ono misses with a two punch combination.
Ono throws a head kick that misses.
Hanamichi Ono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ono looks gassed!
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ono displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
Anderson working the body and head with strikes.
Ono gets back to half guard.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Anderson winds up and cracks Ono with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson trying to control the action but Ono is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.
Anderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Ono's head.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Ono is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ono is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ono!
Ono is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Ono is in trouble!
Ono takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ono hang on?
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson misses with a head shot. Ono uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ono working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Ono bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ono's guard.
Ono lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Anderson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ono trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ono trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Anderson missing with punches from the bottom.
Anderson wants to control but Ono is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anderson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ono prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Anderson is not content to let Ono control the position.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Anderson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson punching to the body, from the bottom.
Ono won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Todd Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson scores with a nice shot.
Ono stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ono is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Anderson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ono's back instead.
Anderson lands a shot to the head.
Ono prevents Anderson from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ono.
Anderson is landing with strikes from the back.
Anderson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ono covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Ono defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ono wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ono just trying to survive but Anderson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Anderson landing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Anderson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ono gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ono tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ono has wrist control.
Anderson stands and throws Ono's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ono is looking to reverse the position.
Ono taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anderson scores with punches from side control.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Ono is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson working the head with strikes.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ono knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ono is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anderson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ono has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anderson but great work by Ono.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson is not content to let Ono control the position.
Ono wants to stand but Anderson has his arm trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Ono off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Ono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands and throws Ono's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ono knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ono tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanamichi Ono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson controls the position from side control.
Ono takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Anderson working the head with strikes.
Anderson swings around for an armbar but Ono sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anderson's guard.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ono looking to pass the guard.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ono manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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