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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ike Anthony (ranked 6520 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Taylor (ranked 6966 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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178 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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179 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ike Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Anthony counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Anthony seems unphased.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anthony fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Anthony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anthony has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anthony pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anthony prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Anthony really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Anthony avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anthony blocks a jab.
As Taylor looks to move away, Anthony throws a big counter combo but Taylor just gets out of the way.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Anthony throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Anthony shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Taylor tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tommy Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Anthony was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taylor.
Taylor looks winded!
Anthony shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anthony's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anthony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony.
Anthony throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Anthony drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Anthony is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anthony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anthony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony staying calm.
Anthony stands up and beckons Taylor to his feet.
Anthony scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Anthony chips away with some ground and pound.
Anthony stands and steps away. Taylor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Anthony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Anthony avoids nicely.
As Taylor looks to move away, Anthony throws a big counter combo but Taylor just gets out of the way.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Anthony ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anthony tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anthony counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taylor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tommy Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anthony counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Anthony's belly button to the back.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Anthony counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Anthony darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Anthony into the cage.
Anthony gets a double leg takedown into Taylor's guard.
Ike Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Anthony gets to his feet. Taylor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anthony looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anthony with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anthony looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Anthony is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Anthony thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anthony is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anthony will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Anthony is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anthony 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.
Anthony landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anthony controls the pace.
Anthony drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taylor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taylor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taylor!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor decides to stand back up.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Anthony shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anthony. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Anthony is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anthony slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anthony stands up and waves to Taylor to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Anthony dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anthony shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Anthony keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Anthony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anthony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Anthony eventually gives up the hold.
Anthony is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Anthony there.
Anthony is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anthony has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anthony lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anthony sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anthony lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anthony lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stands up and beckons Taylor to join him on the feet.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Anthony clinches.
Anthony is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Anthony stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anthony stalling the fight.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anthony decides to pull guard.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anthony is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor stands up out of Anthony's guard for a moment - Anthony manages to land a nice upkick.
Anthony wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Anthony showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anthony 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ike Anthony!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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