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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Montilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montilo comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Greg Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Montilo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montilo misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony scores with a head kick.
Montilo moves out of range as Anthony throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Montilo.
It looks like Greg Anthony has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montilo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anthony to the ground. Montilo is now in Anthony's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montilo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montilo wants to take a breather but Anthony is having none of it.
Montilo thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Montilo uses his free foot to push down on Anthony's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Anthony.
Anthony is bucking up trying to escape but Montilo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anthony takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Montilo with good strikes from the mount here!
We've been hearing good reports from Montilo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Montilo unloading with bombs!
Anthony can't escape the position.
Anthony looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montilo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Montilo has hold of Anthony's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Anthony manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Montilo working for a submission but Anthony is keeping him at bay.
Montilo 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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Montilo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Montilo breaks from Anthony's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montilo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anthony?
Montilo wants to take Anthony's back but he can't do it this time.
Montilo unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Montilo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Montilo with a couple of short strikes.
Montilo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Anthony can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Montilo landing strikes from the mount and Anthony is in trouble!
Montilo scoring with strikes but Anthony is staying in there.
Montilo lands a big shot there that rocks Anthony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anthony tries to lock up and control but Montilo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Montilo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Montilo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Anthony is surviving well by controlling Montilo's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montilo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Montilo scoring with strikes but Anthony is staying in there.
Anthony is rocked!
Montilo with a couple of short strikes.
Anthony is still in real trouble! Can Montilo finish him?
Anthony 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.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Montilo! Anthony is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Montilo!
Rodrigo Montilo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Greg Anthony was interviewed post fight and said 'Well what can I say he bested me this time... I just have to work harder the next time around.'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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