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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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181 cm
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thompson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thompson cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Thompson prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Thompson throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Thompson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let him.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Anderson looking to control.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paul Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson manages to get back to half guard.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Anderson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Thompson misses its target.
Cliff Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Thompson tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paul Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
It looks like Paul Thompson has been cut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson Rushes Thompson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Thompson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Anderson Piles on the pressure and Thompson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Anderson!
An intense looking Cliff Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I owe this win to the coaches at the Factory Gym. They are the best'.
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hype
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RATING
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