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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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186 lbs
26 - 15 - 2 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Justin Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony looks to land a body kick but Sauvage moved away.
Anthony scores with a one two! Sauvage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Sauvage avoids nicely.
Sauvage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauvage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sauvage closes the distance but Anthony moves to the side
and Anthony counters with a straight right hand.
Anthony misses with a kick to the body.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sauvage avoids the body shot from Anthony.
Sauvage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anthony stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Anthony misses.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Sauvage clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Anthony's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short left from Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anthony wants to stall.
Come on Anthony - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Anthony is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sauvage has Anthony pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anthony manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Sauvage on the inside.
Sauvage is looking for a takedown.
Sauvage goes for a takedown attempt but Anthony pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Justin Anthony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvain Sauvage.
Sauvage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauvage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony blocks the body kick.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
Sauvage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony.
Anthony on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Anthony does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauvage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony throws a shot to the body.
Anthony chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sauvage lands a nice hook to Anthony's body. Anthony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from Anthony misses
and Sauvage finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a double jab.
Anthony cracks Sauvage with a good jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sauvage checks a leg kick.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anthony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
Sauvage checks a leg kick nicely.
Sauvage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anthony. That did some damage!
Anthony keeps the fight on the outside.
Anthony throws a hook but Sauvage blocks it.
Anthony swats away the attempt to clinch by Sauvage.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sauvage. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sauvage.
Anthony throws the left hand but Sauvage avoids the punch easily.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sauvage wants to clinch up but Anthony keeps it at a distance.
Anthony throws a leg kick
and Sauvage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sauvage.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Anthony misses.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anthony swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony throws a series of punches but Sauvage moves out of range.
Anthony throws a low kick but Sauvage moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauvage moves in looking to clinch but Anthony pushes him off.
Sauvage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anthony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauvage wants to clinch up but Anthony keeps it at a distance.
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 Justin Anthony will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sauvage throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauvage throws a front kick aimed at Anthony's knee but Anthony avoids it well.
Sauvage lands with a nice body kick.
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Sauvage slips a jab and a cross from Anthony.
Anthony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sauvage was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony.
Anthony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sauvage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sauvage checks it well.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Sauvage tries to close the distance and clinch but Anthony swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anthony throws the left hand but Sauvage avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from Sauvage misses.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauvage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage throws a leg kick but Anthony moved away.
Sauvage throws a sloppy head kick and Anthony moves out of range easily.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sauvage.
Sauvage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sauvage tries to clinch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sauvage's head backwards.
Anthony takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Sauvage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anthony motions for Sauvage to come forward. Anthony throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sauvage is looking to clinch but Anthony is avoiding it.
Anthony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sauvage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anthony stuns Sauvage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anthony takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sauvage scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sauvage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Sauvage moves away and avoids it.
Sauvage fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sauvage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sauvage clinches.
Sauvage throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony.
Sauvage trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Anthony.
Sauvage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anthony backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anthony misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony managing to block the knees to the body from Sauvage.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sauvage is looking to control Anthony's arms but Anthony gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sauvage has his back to the cage.
Sauvage is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Anthony has denied him.
Sauvage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anthony blocks it with crossed arms.
Sauvage tries for a takedown but Anthony manages to get underhooks.
Sauvage lands an elbow that stopped Anthony in his tracks for a moment.
Anthony lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anthony is stalling here.
Anthony tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anthony lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sauvage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauvage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anthony avoids the elbow strike from Sauvage, against the cage.
Anthony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anthony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Sauvage.
Sauvage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
Sauvage trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony is pushing Sauvage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sauvage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Sauvage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sauvage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anthony lands a jab to the head.
Anthony scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sauvage throws the kick towards the body but Anthony avoids it.
A low kick from Sauvage is predictable there
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sauvage closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Anthony.
Anthony looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauvage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anthony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauvage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sauvage throws a wild body kick that Anthony sees coming a mile off.
Anthony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sauvage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sauvage tries to move into range but Anthony moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sauvage rushes Anthony and presses him up against the cage.
Sauvage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sauvage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike from Sauvage.
Sylvain Sauvage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anthony as Sauvage tries to tie him up.
Sauvage prevents a body shot from Anthony.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to stall.
Sauvage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Sauvage controls the action.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sauvage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sauvage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sauvage stalling against the cage.
Sauvage trying to control the position but instead, Anthony has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sauvage into the cage.
Sauvage throws an elbow but it misses.
Sauvage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sauvage misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvage has a couple of punches blocked by Anthony.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Anthony.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sauvage.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Sauvage controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sauvage is stalling here.
Anthony throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sauvage avoiding damage.
Sauvage blocks a body shot from Anthony.
Sauvage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anthony - that landed with a thud.
Anthony lands with a short shot to the head.
Sauvage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony pushes Sauvage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sauvage is rocked!
Anthony digs a right hand underneath Sauvage's ribcage. Sauvage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sauvage is still on wobbly legs! Can Anthony finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Anthony.
Anthony gets underhooks to prevent Sauvage's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauvage pushes off an throws an elbow but Anthony leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anthony scores with a shot to the side of Sauvage's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sauvage looking to slow down the pace here.
Anthony throws a big uppercut that drops Sauvage! More strikes from Anthony and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sauvage lies dazed against the cage as Anthony celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Anthony!
During a confident post fight interview, Justin Anthony thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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