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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Houellebecq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Houellebecq comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire. Gegard Houellebecq has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gegard Houellebecq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthriel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Houellebecq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Houellebecq goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anthriel prevents it.
Houellebecq tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anthriel avoids the elbow strike from Houellebecq, against the cage.
Anthriel breaks the clinch.
Anthriel moves out of range of the leg kick from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq lands with a slapping head kick.
Houellebecq displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthriel throws out the jab.
Houellebecq drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anthriel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Houellebecq!
Anthriel is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq gets back to half guard.
Anthriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anthriel working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Houellebecq's thigh. Houellebecq counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Anthriel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anthriel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Houellebecq bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anthriel's guard.
Houellebecq stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anthriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthriel pushes Houellebecq off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Anthriel misses.
Houellebecq shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anthriel pinned against the cage. Anthriel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Houellebecq throws a chopping leg kick but Anthriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick which misses Anthriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Anthriel tries to avoid it.
Houellebecq throws a sloppy head kick and Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Anthriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Houellebecq was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthriel.
Anthriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Houellebecq closes the distance and clinches up with Anthriel, looking for a takedown. Houellebecq pushes Anthriel against the cage but Anthriel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gegard Houellebecq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houellebecq attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Houellebecq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorn Anthriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthriel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houellebecq walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anthriel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Houellebecq lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Houellebecq throws a solid leg kick but Anthriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Houellebecq.
Gegard Houellebecq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houellebecq throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Houellebecq lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anthriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anthriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anthriel misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houellebecq. Anthriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houellebecq moves in looking to clinch but Anthriel pushes him off.
Anthriel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Houellebecq.
Anthriel slips under a jab from Houellebecq.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Houellebecq chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Houellebecq with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Houellebecq motions for Anthriel to come forward. Houellebecq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Anthriel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Houellebecq.
Anthriel misses with a body shot.
Anthriel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anthriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Houellebecq.
Anthriel looks to throw the jab but Houellebecq is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gegard Houellebecq is winning the standup battle so far.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Houellebecq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Anthriel as he checks the leg kick.
Houellebecq slips a straight right by Anthriel.
Anthriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Houellebecq blocks a jab.
Houellebecq connects with a looping right hand.
Houellebecq throws a low kick, looking for Anthriel's leg but Anthriel calmly moves out of range.
Anthriel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anthriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Houellebecq is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel misses the shot to the body.
Houellebecq looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anthriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Houellebecq counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Houellebecq.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Anthriel - just one landing.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick but Anthriel checks it.
Anthriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthriel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Houellebecq's hands.
A jab from Houellebecq finds it's way through Anthriel's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick that knocks Anthriel off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anthriel checks a leg kick.
Houellebecq fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anthriel.
Anthriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Houellebecq cracks the inside of Anthriel's front leg.
Houellebecq lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anthriel thows a body shot but no joy.
Houellebecq throws a low kick but Anthriel moves out of range easily.
Houellebecq has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houellebecq tries to land knees in the clinch but Anthriel avoids the damage to the body.
Anthriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houellebecq backwards.
Houellebecq misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel lands a nice uppercut.
Houellebecq misses with an elbow over the top.
Anthriel working aggressively here.
Anthriel misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anthriel takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Houellebecq on the inside.
Anthriel dodges an elbow strike from Houellebecq.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Houellebecq.
A short left from Anthriel.
Houellebecq is stalling here.
Anthriel digs a right hand into Houellebecq's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Houellebecq's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houellebecq misses with some punches.
Anthriel lands a right hand.
Anthriel has a couple of punches blocked by Houellebecq.
Houellebecq tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthriel avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Houellebecq dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Houellebecq lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anthriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anthriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq is looking to score with low kicks.
Houellebecq throws a leg kick
and Anthriel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Houellebecq keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anthriel looks to throw the jab but Houellebecq is out of range.
Houellebecq tries a head kick but it misses.
Houellebecq showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthriel.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses.
Anthriel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houellebecq is looking to score with low kicks.
Houellebecq misses with a head kick.
Houellebecq feints and then cracks Anthriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anthriel down.
Anthriel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Houellebecq throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Houellebecq. That's going to slow Anthriel down.
An inside leg kick from Houellebecq misses.
Houellebecq connects with a nice looking jab.
Houellebecq connects with a leg kick. Anthriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Houellebecq looks to land a body kick but Anthriel moved away.
Anthriel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Houellebecq can pounce on him.
Anthriel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Houellebecq throws out the jab.
Houellebecq is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Houellebecq thows a leg kick but Anthriel checks it
and Anthriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anthriel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anthriel misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Houellebecq throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houellebecq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthriel moves away.
Anthriel checks the leg kick.
Houellebecq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anthriel checks it well.
Gegard Houellebecq is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthriel avoids the body shot from Houellebecq.
Houellebecq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Houellebecq blocks a jab.
Houellebecq misses with a body kick.
Anthriel tries to keep at a distance but Houellebecq has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jorn Anthriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Houellebecq throws an elbow but misses.
Anthriel lands with a left to the head.
Anthriel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthriel misses with the head strike.
Anthriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Houellebecq.
Anthriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Houellebecq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Houellebecq working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anthriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Houellebecq backwards.
Anthriel lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Anthriel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthriel throws a head punch that misses.
Houellebecq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jorn Anthriel.
I think Houellebecq 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Houellebecq!
Gegard Houellebecq thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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