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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Anthony acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power swinging wilding here.
Power jabs Anthony right on the nose. Anthony blinks but takes it well.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Anthony avoids a punch combination nicely.
James Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Power tries to bum rush Anthony with a series of wild strikes but Anthony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.
Anthony shoots in but Power avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Anthony.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Power.
No luck for Anthony with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony slips a straight right by Power.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Power sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Anthony ducks down to avoid it.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Power prevents the takedown attempt.
Power tries to break the clinch but Anthony is controlling the position.
Power gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anthony.
Anthony is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Anthony drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Power is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Anthony has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anthony wants to control for a moment but Power uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anthony looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony actively working from the bottom here.
Power escapes and gets back to his feet.
Power scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power works the jab nicely.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Power misses with a series of wild punches.
Power throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
James Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthony dodges the punch combination from Power.
Anthony has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony takes one to the side of the head.
Power fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power connects with a single shot there.
Power works over Anthony's head and body with a nice combination.
Power lands a jab-cross combination.
No luck for Anthony with that takedown attempt.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anthony avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Power dominated that round.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony shoots in and drives through. Power sprawls well.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Power.
Anthony looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony is breathing heavily.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anthony prevents Power from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anthony is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Power has managed to free his arm - good work.
Power looks like he's trying to stand up.
Power manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Power jabs Anthony right on the nose. Anthony blinks but takes it well.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power lands with an uppercut that bounces Anthony off the cage and back into rage.
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.
Power moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Power misses with a jab, cross combination.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anthony unloads with some shots from mount but Power bucks and avoids them well.
Anthony swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Power is now in Anthony's guard. A big mistake from Anthony there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Power passes into side control.
Power working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is looking to reverse the position.
Anthony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Power lands with a hook. Anthony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anthony looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
James Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Anthony.
Power throws a series of punches but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
Power lands a head shot.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Power dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Power throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anthony counters with a nice double leg into side control. Power won't be happy with that.
Anthony is trying to get an arm triangle but Power is defending well.
Power explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Anthony fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Power scores with a jab to the body.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Anthony walks into a left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Power.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left lands for Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power throws a series of punches but Anthony avoids them all with ease.
Anthony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Power tries to avoid it but Anthony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Power to the ground. Power escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anthony tries for a takedown but Power sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Anthony.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Power.
James Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Nice sprawl there from Power as Anthony shoots in.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power misses with a hook.
Power throws a nice looking combination but Anthony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.
Power lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively.
Anthony looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anthony looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Power.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
Anthony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Anthony tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Power swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Power, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anthony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
James Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Anthony pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anthony shoots in but no luck this time.
Power is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony has a takedown stuffed.
That's four 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.
Power jabs at Anthony's body.
Anthony has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power throws a combination. Anthony tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anthony shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Power punishes Anthony's body with a nice straight punch.
Vince Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Power, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Power!
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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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