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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristof Antheunis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristof Antheunis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antheunis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Antheunis.
Stevenson blocks a leg kick.
Antheunis fails with the takedown.
Stevenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antheunis.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Antheunis.
Good exchange - Antheunis coming out on top.
Antheunis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antheunis avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevenson blocks the strikes from Antheunis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antheunis tries to kick Stevenson off but Stevenson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Antheunis trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antheunis is positioning himself well to prevent Stevenson advancing to mount.
Stevenson wants to free his trapped foot but Antheunis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Antheunis is looking for a sweep. Stevenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Antheunis kicks off Stevenson and gets to his feet.
Antheunis lands a jab to the nose.
Oooh a lovely combination from Antheunis sends Stevenson down but not out. Antheunis dives into side control looking to finish.
Stevenson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antheunis decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stevenson to his feet.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Antheunis circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stevenson takes a swing at Antheunis's ribcage but misses.
Antheunis throws a chopping leg kick but Stevenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Antheunis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antheunis misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Antheunis misses with a straight right.
Antheunis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antheunis takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Antheunis misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson dodges the punch combination from Antheunis.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Antheunis counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stevenson throws a hook but Antheunis blocks it.
Antheunis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antheunis misses with a hook.
Antheunis throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Antheunis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Antheunis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Antheunis throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Stevenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antheunis tries to work over Stevenson's front leg with a kick but Stevenson checks it.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Antheunis should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Antheunis loads up on a big right hand but Stevenson slips the punch.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Antheunis is having none of it.
Antheunis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stevenson throws a hook but Antheunis blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antheunis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Stevenson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Antheunis.
Antheunis throws a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Antheunis.
The fighters circling - Antheunis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristof Antheunis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson lands with a nice combination. Antheunis backs away looking to recover.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antheunis misses with a looping left.
Antheunis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antheunis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Antheunis has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson keeps control of Antheunis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antheunis tries to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Antheunis.
Antheunis wants to get back to striking at distance but Stevenson won't allow it.
Antheunis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Antheunis.
No joy there for Antheunis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Antheunis misses with a low kick.
Antheunis misses with a combination
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Antheunis blocks the body kick.
A combination from Antheunis does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antheunis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevenson throws out the jab.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Antheunis moved out of range.
Antheunis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stevenson.
Antheunis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Antheunis thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Antheunis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antheunis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Antheunis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevenson to score with a decent uppercut.
Antheunis slips under a jab from Stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antheunis slips under a jab.
Antheunis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Antheunis.
Good work by Antheunis as he checks the leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
Stevenson takes a swing at Antheunis's ribcage but misses.
Antheunis lands a nice looking body shot.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Antheunis avoids them all with ease.
Antheunis takes a swing at Stevenson's ribcage but misses.
Stevenson defending well as Antheunis loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristof Antheunis 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. This is the final round!
Stevenson scores with the left hand. Antheunis knows he should have avoided that one.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antheunis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antheunis looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Antheunis shoots in but Stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Antheunis's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Antheunis misses the target.
Antheunis digs a good body shot into Stevenson's ribs.
Stevenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Antheunis throws out the jab.
Antheunis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antheunis has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antheunis throws a push kick but Stevenson slaps the foot to one side.
Antheunis misses with a body shot.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antheunis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson catches Antheunis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevenson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antheunis counters with an inside leg kick.
Stevenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stevenson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Antheunis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antheunis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Antheunis is controlling the position.
Antheunis breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Antheunis misses.
Antheunis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antheunis.
Antheunis throws out a powerful jab.
Antheunis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Antheunis moves away
and Antheunis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Antheunis lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Antheunis to score with a decent uppercut.
Antheunis throws a wild body kick that Stevenson sees coming a mile off.
Stevenson slips a jab from Antheunis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antheunis tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antheunis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antheunis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Antheunis scores with a nice head shot.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stevenson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Antheunis counters with a straight right hand.
Stevenson walks straight into a right hand from Antheunis - that's dropped him! Antheunis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Stevenson from any more punishment! Stevenson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kristof Antheunis!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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