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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Ondahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Anastasio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Klas Ondahl's chin.
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Klas Ondahl!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio lands a slapping body shot.
Anastasio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ondahl.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Ondahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anastasio finds it's way round the side to connect with Ondahl's head.
A jab lands there for Ondahl.
Anastasio throws a looping overhand right but Ondahl ducks down to avoid it.
Ondahl walks forward, straight into a front kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ondahl's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anastasio connects with an inside leg kick.
Anastasio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anastasio.
Anastasio lands a slapping body shot.
Ondahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ondahl takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anastasio rushes Ondahl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anastasio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ondahl.
Anastasio taking a breather.
Ondahl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio stalling the fight.
Anastasio works on Ondahl's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ondahl jumps guard but Anastasio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ondahl told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ondahl misses with an elbow strike.
Ondahl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anastasio blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Anastasio.
Anastasio has Ondahl pressed against the cage.
Anastasio misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl fails to pull guard.
Anthony Anastasio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
A short body shot lands from Anastasio as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anastasio seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the side of Ondahl's head.
Anastasio stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Anastasio.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
Anastasio sizes up Ondahl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ondahl walks into a jab.
Ondahl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasio.
Ondahl avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio thuds a left hand into Ondahl's body.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ondahl checks it well.
Ondahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anastasio feints and then cracks Ondahl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ondahl down.
Ondahl ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio takes a swing at Ondahl's ribcage but misses.
Anastasio throws a combination that misses
and Ondahl counters with a straight right hand.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Ondahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anastasio scoring well with a low kick there.
Anastasio lunges at Ondahl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ondahl's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasio throws a hook but Ondahl blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a leg kick
and Ondahl counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anastasio is controlling Ondahl's posture.
Ondahl makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ondahl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anastasio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ondahl trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
Ondahl throws an elbow that misses. Anastasio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ondahl's guard. Nice move by Anastasio!
Anastasio controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ondahl throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anastasio won't allow Ondahl to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ondahl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ondahl wants to stand and escape but Anastasio is having none of it.
Ondahl has an active guard here but Anastasio has managed to pass into half guard.
Anastasio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anastasio moves nicely into side control.
Anastasio slows the pace down.
Anastasio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ondahl can do to turn this around?
Ondahl wants to get back to his feet.
Anastasio has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Anastasio looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ondahl is working to get back to half guard.
Ondahl is still trying to improve position.
Anastasio controlling from mount.
Ondahl wants to control but Anastasio is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio controlling the pace for now.
Ondahl tries to hold on but Anastasio pushes him away.
Anastasio looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ondahl regains half guard.
Anastasio decides to return to a standing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio tests Ondahl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Anastasio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anastasio darts in and clinches Ondahl up against the cage.
Anastasio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anastasio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but Anastasio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anastasio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anastasio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A hook to the body from Anastasio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anastasio.
Anastasio missing with knees to the body.
Anastasio has Ondahl pushed against the cage.
Ondahl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anastasio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anastasio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anastasio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ondahl.
Anastasio is pushing Ondahl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ondahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anastasio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anthony Anastasio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klas Ondahl.
Anastasio lands an uppercut.
Anastasio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anastasio gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Anthony Anastasio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Anthony Anastasio.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anthony Anastasio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
Ondahl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
Anastasio works the jab nicely.
Klas Ondahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ondahl moves away.
Anastasio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ondahl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anastasio throws out a powerful jab.
Anastasio scores with a shot to the body.
Ondahl takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ondahl has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anastasio finds it's way round the side to connect with Ondahl's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ondahl 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.
Anastasio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Anastasio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anastasio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Anastasio!
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