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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riviera Ridin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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199 cm
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270 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Engineer.
Nice uppercut there from Engineer.
Engineer avoids a kick to the body.
Engineer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown throws a head kick but Engineer moves out of range.
Brown looks for the body kick but Engineer saw that one coming.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Engineer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Engineer moved away.
We've been informed that Engineer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Engineer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown 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.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Engineer is working away.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is looking to pass Engineer's guard but actually Engineer recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Engineer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Engineer is retaining full guard.
Engineer keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Engineer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Engineer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Engineer!
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Engineer has passed into half guard.
Engineer throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brown to regain full guard.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Engineer because Brown loaded up on that one.
Brown throwing strikes here but Engineer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brown looking to finish Engineer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Engineer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown punching from mount but Engineer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Engineer blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Engineer moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Engineer misses with a kick to the body.
Engineer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Engineer circles away.
Engineer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Engineer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brown!
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!
Engineer staying calm.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Engineer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Engineer is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Engineer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown wants to control but Engineer passes into side.
Engineer working away.
Brown tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Engineer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Engineer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown tries to bench press Engineer off him but Engineer keeps the position.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Engineer.
Brown wants to control but Engineer postures up.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Engineer landing strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brown here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anthony Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Engineer landing a few strikes.
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!
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Engineer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Engineer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Engineer landing a few strikes.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Engineer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engineer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Engineer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brown wants to control but Engineer is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is staying active underneath Engineer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Engineer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Engineer is trying to control. Brown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Engineer working over Brown with some ground and pound. Brown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Engineer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Engineer trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Engineer in close to prevent any damage.
Engineer is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is pulling down on Engineer's head to control his posture.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Engineer manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polish Engineer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Engineer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Engineer lands a jab to the head.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Engineer clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Engineer throws out a powerful jab.
Brown is rocked!
Engineer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Engineer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Engineer dives in for a single leg takedown but Brown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Engineer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brown is trying to keep an underhook but Engineer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engineer working the head and body with strikes.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Engineer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Engineer's back!
Brown controlling from the back.
Engineer trying to control but not successfully.
Brown throwing strikes and Engineer squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Brown throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Engineer because Brown loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a head shot.
Engineer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Engineer manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Brown there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Engineer?
Engineer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown wants to control the pace but Engineer is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown punching from mount but Engineer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Engineer is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Engineer wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown breaks from Engineer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engineer regains half guard.
Engineer wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown is trying to control. Engineer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engineer gets back to full guard.
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 Anthony Brown.
I think Brown 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Brown!
A very excited looking Anthony Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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