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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anon Ymous is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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173 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anon Ymous!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ymous shoots and misses
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Ymous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xenophobus counters by moving into the clinch.
Ymous jumps guard but Xenophobus stands there with Ymous around his waist. Ymous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anon Ymous.
Xenophobus lands with a light punch inside.
Ymous jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Xenophobus walks away with a smile on his face. Ymous gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xenophobus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ymous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xenophobus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenophobus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ymous.
Ymous misses with a hook. Xenophobus ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Xenophobus does no damage.
Xenophobus slaps away a takedown attempt from Ymous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Xenophobus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ymous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xenophobus takes a swing at Ymous's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus misses with a wild body shot.
Xenophobus lands a head shot.
Ymous feints and as Xenophobus raises his hands in defense, Ymous changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xenophobus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ymous stands up over Xenophobus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Xenophobus can't keep his opponent in guard - Ymous advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xenophobus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ymous is working away from the top position though.
Xenophobus is concentrating on defense, preventing Ymous from advancing position.
Ymous seems to be working for a kimura but Xenophobus defends the submission attempt.
Ymous seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenophobus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ymous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xenophobus is just riding it out for now. Ymous eventually gives up the hold.
Xenophobus keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ymous is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Xenophobus defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous drops an elbow to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus has his hands clasped together around Ymous's back. He's all about the action.
Xenophobus trying to control but Ymous postures up.
Ymous tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xenophobus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ymous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ymous is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xenophobus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xenophobus is defending against the submission attempts here by Ymous.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus is controlling Ymous's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ymous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ymous is thwarting Xenophobus's attempts to control the position.
Xenophobus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Xenophobus tries to get out of the position.
Xenophobus is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ymous is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ymous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anon Ymous will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xenophobus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ymous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Xenophobus sprawls well.
Ymous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xenophobus tries to avoid it but Ymous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xenophobus to the ground. Xenophobus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ymous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Xenophobus to the mat! Xenophobus manages to get full guard.
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
Xenophobus controls Ymous momentarily but Ymous frees himself.
Xenophobus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ymous is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ymous working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
Xenophobus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ymous tries to free his leg and advance position but Xenophobus is retaining full guard.
Ymous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ymous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Xenophobus is pulling down on Ymous's head. It's preventing any offense from Ymous, at least for the moment.
Xenophobus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ymous on the ground.
Ymous wants to control from the top but Xenophobus keeps moving.
Xenophobus looking to control.
Anon Ymous has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ymous being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xenophobus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xenophobus slips under a jab.
Ymous walks into a jab.
Xenophobus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ymous counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ymous.
Xenophobus working for a triangle but Ymous defends it easily.
Ymous trying to control the position from guard on top but Xenophobus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xenophobus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous throwing strikes from guard but Xenophobus blocks nicely.
Ymous passes into half guard.
Ymous working over Xenophobus with some ground and pound. Xenophobus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ymous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xenophobus is controlling Ymous's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ymous is working for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending it quite comfortably.
Ymous throwing shots but Xenophobus is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous is looking for a kimura here.
Ymous is working for a kimura but Xenophobus is defending it quite comfortably.
Xenophobus trying to hold on to Ymous's head to control him but Ymous postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xenophobus trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ymous landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anon Ymous 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ymous looks for a takedown but Xenophobus sprawls well.
Ymous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ymous throws a jab when Xenophobus was well out of range.
Xenophobus missing with a left hand there. Ymous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xenophobus lands with a right hand.
Xenophobus is looking to wear down Ymous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xenophobus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Xenophobus misses with a looping left.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Ulysseus Xenophobus is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xenophobus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ymous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ymous closes the distance and clinches up with Xenophobus, looking for a takedown. Ymous pushes Xenophobus against the cage but Xenophobus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ymous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ulysseus Xenophobus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anon Ymous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ymous.
Xenophobus lands a nice hook to Ymous's body. Ymous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ymous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ymous has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ymous misses with a straight right.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Ymous moves out of range.
Ymous has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xenophobus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xenophobus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Xenophobus misses with the combination.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xenophobus as he avoids it easily.
As Ymous tries to get set, Xenophobus tries to push him back and clinch up but Ymous manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice shot by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ymous.
Xenophobus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenophobus scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xenophobus cracks a nice hook into Ymous's ribs.
Ymous goes for a double leg but Xenophobus avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Xenophobus continues to drive forward.
Ymous lands an overhand right.
Ymous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xenophobus.
Ymous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Ymous avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ymous! But no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ymous is defended easily by Xenophobus.
Xenophobus slips a straight right by Ymous.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xenophobus sprawls well. Xenophobus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ymous gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xenophobus pinned against the cage. Xenophobus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ymous ducks under a wild hook from Xenophobus.
Ymous shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Xenophobus is trying to defend but Ymous finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ymous is looking for a kimura here.
Ymous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xenophobus is just riding it out for now. Ymous eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xenophobus keeping hold of Ymous's head, controlling as best he can.
Xenophobus trying to control but Ymous postures up.
Xenophobus manages to get to full guard.
Anon Ymous is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Xenophobus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysseus Xenophobus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ymous has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anon Ymous!
A very excited looking Anon Ymous 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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