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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Anton's chin.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dives in and grabs Anton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anton pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Anton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anton clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Anton stalls.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anton as he avoids it easily.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Jones.
Anton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anton throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
It looks like Phil Jones has been cut.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Anton closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anton has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Anton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anton moves into the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Anton holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Anton breaks from the clinch.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peter Anton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anton misses with a few strikes there.
Anton moves into the clinch.
Anton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Anton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anton breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton moves into the clinch.
Anton lands a nice elbow.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anton is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Anton circles away and we're back to standing.
Anton forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tries to pull guard but Anton won't allow it.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Anton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anton instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Anton holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Anton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton misses with a series of wild punches.
Anton throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Peter Anton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anton has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Anton pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Anton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Anton connects with a solid leg kick.
Anton closes the distance and clinches.
Anton breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton misses with a series of wild punches.
Anton is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Anton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anton slows down the pace here.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Anton manages to break the clinch.
Anton instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anton leaning against his opponent.
Anton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Anton is working Jones over against the cage.
Anton pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Anton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Jones's cut.
That's time! Anton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anton.
Peter Anton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Anton tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anton.
Anton throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Anton.
Anton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anton.
Anton scoring well with a low kick there.
Anton throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Anton does it's job there.
Anton takes the fight into the clinch.
Anton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anton swinging wildly here.
Anton takes the fight into the clinch.
Anton stalling against the cage.
Anton breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton stuffs the takedown.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Jones.
Anton instigates a clinch.
Jones jumps guard but Anton stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Anton shows good takedown defense.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anton pinned against the cage. Anton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick from Anton lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Anton rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anton breaks from the clinch.
Anton leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Anton tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anton.
Anton instigates a clinch.
Anton breaks the clinch.
Anton clinches with his opponent.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anton walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anton gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anton is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Anton misses with the combination.
Anton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anton breaks from the clinch.
Anton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Anton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Anton.
Anton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Jones looking to control.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Anton pushes his legs off easily.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anton's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Anton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anton lands a front kick.
Anton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anton leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anton just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anton's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Anton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Anton blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones stops Anton from standing up.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Anton is retaining full guard.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anton leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Jones.
Anton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Peter Anton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Anton is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anton is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones stops Anton from getting back to his feet.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anton keeps working.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones thows a huge punch but Anton dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Anton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anton is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Anton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anton throws a one two combo.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peter Anton is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones blocks a head kick by Anton.
Jones dives in and grabs Anton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anton pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Anton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anton throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Anton pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anton smiles and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Phil Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anton clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Anton stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peter Anton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anton, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Anton!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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