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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3415 p4p, 3499 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 415 p4p, 426 weight class). Yoji Anjo Anjo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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12 - 27 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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 12 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anjo tests Porfirigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Porfirigo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Porfirigo wants it to stay on the feet.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Anjo shows good takedown defense.
Porfirigo misses with a combination
and Anjo counters with a series of strikes. Porfirigo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anjo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Porfirigo counters by moving into the clinch.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoji Anjo Anjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo tries to break the clinch but Anjo is controlling the position.
Anjo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anjo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porfirigo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Porfirigo jumps guard but Anjo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Porfirigo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Anjo controlling the position for now.
Porfirigo wants to take a breather but Anjo is having none of it.
Porfirigo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anjo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anjo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anjo is trying to stand up here but Porfirigo is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anjo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Porfirigo is working away from the top position though.
Anjo tries to roll over but Porfirigo keeps him under control.
Porfirigo slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porfirigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anjo slaps away a takedown attempt from Porfirigo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Porfirigo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anjo tightens his grip and picks Porfirigo up, before dumping him to the ground. Porfirigo manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
Anjo throws a big right hand that misses.
Porfirigo is pulling down on Anjo's head. It's preventing any offense from Anjo, at least for the moment.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Porfirigo is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Porfirigo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Porfirigo 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anjo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Porfirigo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Porfirigo darts in looking for a takedown but Anjo gets double underhooks and turns Porfirigo into the cage.
Anjo throws out a counter right but Porfirigo avoids it with no problem.
Anjo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Porfirigo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo working for a choke but Porfirigo is defending well.
Porfirigo just trying to survive but Anjo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anjo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anjo wants it to stay on the feet.
Anjo throws a counter combo.
Anjo tries a head kick but it misses.
Porfirigo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Porfirigo shoots in but Anjo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anjo pushes Porfirigo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Porfirigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anjo just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Porfirigo is working for takedown but Anjo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is trying to pull guard but Anjo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Porfirigo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Porfirigo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Porfirigo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Porfirigo controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo looking to pass the guard.
Porfirigo keeping moving, preventing Anjo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anjo being controlled here momentarily.
Anjo trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
Anjo is looking to advance position but Porfirigo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Anjo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Porfirigo controlling from the full mount.
Porfirigo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anjo for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo working to try and regain half guard.
Porfirigo controlling the position easily from mount.
Anjo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Porfirigo trying to control but Anjo is having none of it.
Anjo working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Porfirigo controlling the pace for now.
Anjo wants to control but Porfirigo is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo looking to control but Anjo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tayaen Porfirigo 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!
Anjo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anjo leaves Porfirigo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anjo looks to score with a jab to the body but Porfirigo is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Porfirigo. No joy for Anjo on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Porfirigo.
Porfirigo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anjo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anjo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Porfirigo has control of Anjo's left arm, preventing Anjo from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Porfirigo keeps moving.
Anjo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Porfirigo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Porfirigo is trying to keep Anjo in close.
Anjo trying to control but Porfirigo is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Porfirigo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Anjo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Anjo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Porfirigo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anjo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anjo's back!
Anjo trying to get back to his feet but Porfirigo is in full control for now.
Anjo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Porfirigo's guard. Nice work there by Anjo.
Porfirigo is working an open guard so Anjo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porfirigo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Porfirigo is defended easily by Anjo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porfirigo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porfirigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anjo defends it nicely.
Anjo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Porfirigo is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anjo fails with the takedown.
Porfirigo shoots in and drives through. Anjo sprawls well.
Anjo fails with a takedown attempt.
Anjo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown but Anjo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Porfirigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anjo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoji Anjo Anjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anjo 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoji Anjo Anjo!
After winning the bout, Yoji Anjo Anjo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tayaen Porfirigo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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