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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson McKenzie (ranked 526 p4p, 1550 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr. (ranked 73 p4p, 187 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux Jr. lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thibodeaux Jr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McKenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from McKenzie.
McKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thibodeaux Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thibodeaux Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKenzie's elbow.
McKenzie jumps guard but Thibodeaux Jr. turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Thibodeaux Jr. prevents a takedown attempt there.
McKenzie cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a nice body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. lands a body punch.
McKenzie lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenzie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thibodeaux Jr. pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson McKenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKenzie misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux Jr. moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenzie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McKenzie scoring with punches and elbows.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McKenzie cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a big right hand but Thibodeaux Jr. just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to regain half guard here but McKenzie keeps moving and retains side control.
McKenzie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McKenzie scoring with punches from side control.
McKenzie trying to control the position but Thibodeaux Jr. is working away.
Thibodeaux Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control but McKenzie postures up.
McKenzie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thibodeaux Jr. is not content to let McKenzie control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. manages to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. regains full guard. Nicely done.
McKenzie chips away with some ground and pound.
McKenzie throws a big right hand that misses.
McKenzie lands a couple of digs.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to get back to his feet.
McKenzie trying to control but Thibodeaux Jr. is working from the bottom.
McKenzie with a nice head shot there.
McKenzie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thibodeaux Jr. has control of McKenzie's left arm, preventing McKenzie from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to keep McKenzie in close.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to sweep him here.
Thibodeaux Jr. working a defensive guard here.
McKenzie stands up over Thibodeaux Jr., holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thibodeaux Jr. keeping full guard, as McKenzie tries to pass.
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.
McKenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McKenzie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McKenzie working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that McKenzie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
McKenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thibodeaux Jr. utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thibodeaux Jr. has momentary wrist control but McKenzie slips an elbow through the middle.
Thibodeaux Jr. throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McKenzie won't allow Thibodeaux Jr. to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McKenzie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Thibodeaux Jr..
McKenzie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaiden Thibodeaux Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie tries for a kimura but Thibodeaux Jr. is defending well.
Thibodeaux Jr. tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKenzie scoring with punches and elbows.
McKenzie misses with the ground and pound.
McKenzie landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from McKenzie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Thibodeaux Jr. is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McKenzie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McKenzie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thibodeaux Jr. doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McKenzie.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie is looking to take a break and control but Thibodeaux Jr. is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking to control McKenzie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thibodeaux Jr. avoid being mounted?
Thibodeaux Jr. is staying active underneath McKenzie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McKenzie thows a huge punch but Thibodeaux Jr. dodges it nicely.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thibodeaux Jr. with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McKenzie trying to control the action but Thibodeaux Jr. is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control the action here but instead McKenzie manages to pass to full mount!
McKenzie putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McKenzie 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.
Thibodeaux Jr. slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. is looking for a sweep. McKenzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thibodeaux Jr. on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McKenzie working the head and body with strikes.
McKenzie is trying to work for a kimura but Thibodeaux Jr. is defending well.
McKenzie is looking for a kimura here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to control but McKenzie is keeping busy.
McKenzie 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.
McKenzie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thibodeaux Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
McKenzie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McKenzie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie drops an elbow to the side of Thibodeaux Jr.'s head.
Thibodeaux Jr. regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McKenzie.
McKenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibodeaux Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux Jr. working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McKenzie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McKenzie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKenzie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson McKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McKenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Anderson McKenzie!
Anderson McKenzie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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