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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Sulphur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorenzo Sulphur has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Sulphur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sulphur counters with a right hand to the body.
Anastasio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anastasio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anastasio throws a front kick aimed at Sulphur's knee but Sulphur avoids it well.
Anastasio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sulphur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anastasios head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anastasio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sulphur looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sulphur digs a right hand into Anastasio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anastasio's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sulphur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sulphur.
Sulphur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anastasio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Sulphur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sulphur scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sulphur working the head with strikes.
Anastasio is not content to let Sulphur control the position.
Sulphur tries for a kimura but Anastasio is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulphur lands some shots froms side control.
Anastasio trying to remain calm as Sulphur controls from the top position.
Sulphur tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sulphur has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Sulphur.
Anastasio sneaks back into half guard.
Sulphur perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anastasio trying to control from the bottom.
Anastasio is staying active underneath Sulphur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasio is controlling Sulphur's trapped leg to prevent Sulphur from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio wants to control but Sulphur is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anastasio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anthony Anastasio.
Sulphur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Sulphur misses.
Nice jab there from Anastasio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sulphur.
Sulphur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anastasio throws out the jab.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sulphur fails to land with a series of punches.
Anastasio dodges the punch combination from Sulphur.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Sulphur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Anastasio swings for the body but Sulphur moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur cracks Anastasio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sulphur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sulphur drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anastasio throws a jab but it's blocked by Sulphur.
Anastasio lands a leg kick that knocks Sulphur off balance momentarily.
A jab from Anastasio misses.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sulphur ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a lazy uppercut
and Sulphur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anastasio's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sulphur lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sulphur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anastasio is trying to keep Sulphur in close.
Sulphur 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.
Sulphur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anastasio wants to sweep but no luck.
Anastasio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulphur tries to free his leg and advance position but Anastasio is retaining full guard.
Sulphur will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sulphur is looking to work some ground and pound but Anastasio has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sulphur's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anastasio controlling the position.
Sulphur stopping the sweep attempt from Anastasio.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sulphur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sulphur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anastasio is keeping the position for now.
Anastasio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Sulphur dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Anastasio misses the target.
Anastasio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sulphur.
Sulphur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio looks to throw the jab but Sulphur is out of range.
Sulphur lands a leg kick that knocks Anastasio off balance momentarily.
Anastasio cracks Sulphur with a good jab.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Sulphur.
Sulphur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anastasio throws a lazy uppercut
and Sulphur counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sulphur trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
Sulphur throws an elbow that misses. Anastasio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sulphur's guard. Nice move by Anastasio!
Anastasio advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio wants to control but Sulphur is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sulphur is looking to escape.
Sulphur is looking to improve his position.
Sulphur is looking to escape.
Anastasio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anthony Anastasio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anastasio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lorenzo Sulphur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sulphur slips under a jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anastasio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sulphur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anastasio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anastasio wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sulphur.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio swings for the body but Sulphur moves out of range.
Anastasio stuns Sulphur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Sulphur.
Anastasio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio's corner calls for a 1-2. Anastasio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anastasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anastasio connects with a body shot.
Anastasio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anastasio misses with a jab to the body
and Sulphur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anastasio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sulphur has a takedown stuffed.
Anastasio misses with a wild body shot.
Sulphur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio connects with a single shot there.
Sulphur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anastasio checks it well.
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sulphur.
Anastasio swings widly with a right hand
and Sulphur counters with a stiff right hand.
Sulphur with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Sulphur.
Sulphur moves out of range of the strikes.
Anastasio throws a front kick aimed at Sulphur's knee but Sulphur avoids it well.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Anastasio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anastasio moves away from the strike by Sulphur.
Anastasio misses with a left hand
and Sulphur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anastasio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sulphur is out of range.
Sulphur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sulphur connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur staying out of range there.
Anastasio swings for the body but Sulphur moves out of range.
No luck for Sulphur with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lorenzo Sulphur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sulphur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sulphur connects with a nice looking jab.
Anastasio scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sulphur. Anastasio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Sulphur swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sulphur gets tackled into the cage by Anastasio. Anastasio maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anastasio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sulphur.
Anastasio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sulphur is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sulphur manages to avoid it.
Anastasio dips to his left and cracks Sulphur with an uppercut!
Sulphur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anastasio circles away quickly and effectively.
Sulphur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anastasio thows a body shot but no joy.
Sulphur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Sulphur.
Anastasio misses with a looping right.
Anastasio jabs Sulphur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anastasio with a jab.
Anastasio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anastasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sulphur moves away.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Anastasio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anastasio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anastasio works Sulphur's body with a nice hook.
Sulphur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sulphur defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Anastasio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anastasio walks into a stiff left hand from Sulphur.
Good work by Sulphur as he checks the leg kick.
Anastasio misses with a looping right.
Sulphur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anastasio.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio takes one on the button.
Sulphur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anastasio looks to land a combination but Sulphur avoids it well.
Sulphur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anastasio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sulphur somewhat.
Sulphur wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio stalks Sulphur and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sulphur's face. Sulphur staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Sulphur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anastasio misses the shot to the body.
Sulphur misses with a wild body shot.
Sulphur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anastasio takes a swing at Sulphur's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sulphur.
Anastasio needs to keep his hands up - Sulphur had a free shot at his head there.
Anastasio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sulphur counters with a takedown into side control.
Sulphur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anastasio struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sulphur lands some shots froms side control.
Anastasio is not content to let Sulphur control the position.
Anastasio is looking for a sweep.
Anastasio is trying to control Sulphur's posture but Sulphur avoids it.
Anastasio defending against the ground and pound.
Anastasio wants to control but Sulphur postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sulphur tries to score with some ground and pound. Anastasio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sulphur throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sulphur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anastasio keeps working.
Anastasio is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Sulphur are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anastasio regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sulphur's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sulphur tries to pass to full mount but Anastasio defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio is trying to control but can't.
Sulphur slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sulphur throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anastasio to regain 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 Lorenzo Sulphur.
I think Sulphur 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Sulphur!
Our winner, Lorenzo Sulphur, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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