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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kayleb Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hamper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kayleb Anderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harry Hamper's chin.
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240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kayleb Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Hamper!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamper pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamper will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hamper.
Hamper breaks from the clinch.
Hamper moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Knees to the body from Hamper.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Hamper wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamper throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hamper is stalling here.
Anderson letting Hamper take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamper lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kayleb Anderson has been cut.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Hamper.
Hamper wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but Hamper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamper on the ground.
Hamper looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hamper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamper is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamper has wrist control.
Anderson trying to control but Hamper is working from the bottom.
Hamper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control but Hamper is working from the bottom.
Hamper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Hamper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamper is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamper trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamper throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Hamper from controlling successfully.
Hamper stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anderson tries to get out of the position.
Hamper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Hamper working some strikes from top position.
Hamper throwing strikes but missing.
Hamper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamper's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamper is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamper lands a couple of digs.
Hamper postures up.
Hamper is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamper postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Hamper landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamper chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hamper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kayleb Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Hamper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hamper stalling in the clinch.
Hamper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamper keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Hamper improves position.
Hamper has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Hamper gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hamper cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Hamper slips nicely into half guard.
Hamper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Hamper.
Hamper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harry Hamper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamper trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Hamper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamper connects with a nice short shot to Anderson's temple.
Hamper lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamper trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Hamper is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Hamper wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamper lands a nice short elbow.
Hamper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hamper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamper is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hamper prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Hamper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hamper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamper is stalling here. Anderson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hamper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anderson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hamper is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamper tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Hamper is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamper has his hands clasped together around Anderson's back. He's all about the action.
Hamper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamper seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Let's hope that Hamper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Hamper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson stands and throws Hamper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hamper wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hamper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hamper is looking for a sweep. Anderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamper keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hamper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kayleb Anderson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Hamper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamper is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamper stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamper with a nice head shot there.
Hamper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hamper is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamper advances position into side control!
Hamper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamper content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hamper is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamper in side control lands a decent elbow.
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.
Hamper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hamper working the ground and pound.
Hamper landing strikes.
Hamper landing strikes.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
Hamper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Anderson is not content to let Hamper control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Harry Hamper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamper controls the position.
Hamper decides to stand back up. Hamper steps back and let's Anderson get back to his feet.
Hamper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson throws a lazy body kick
and Hamper counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Hamper content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hamper landing strikes.
Hamper working the body and head with strikes.
Anderson is being controlled here.
Anderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hamper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kayleb Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamper lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Hamper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hamper!
A relieved looking Harry Hamper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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