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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Ingi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Creaturos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Riverside - O2 Panic Room. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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182 cm
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190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Ingi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingi Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Ingi Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Creaturos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ingi Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ingi Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Creaturos.
Ingi Jr stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ingi Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Creaturos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Creaturos.
Creaturos is struggling to control the position.
Ingi Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creaturos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnar Ingi Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr throws a jab when Creaturos was well out of range.
Creaturos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ingi Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creaturos.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Creaturos tries to pass to full mount but Ingi Jr defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos thows a huge punch but Ingi Jr dodges it nicely.
Ingi Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ingi Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ingi Jr managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creaturos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos preventing the sweep.
Ingi Jr working a defensive guard here.
Ingi Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ingi Jr looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ingi Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Creaturos is out of range.
Ingi Jr throws a looping overhand right but Creaturos ducks down to avoid it.
Creaturos cracks Ingi Jr with a good jab.
Ingi Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creaturos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creaturos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Creaturos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingi Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Creaturos thows a huge punch but Ingi Jr dodges it nicely.
Ingi Jr trying to hold on to Creaturos's head to control him but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos wants to take a breather but Ingi Jr is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creaturos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ingi Jr holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creaturos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Creaturos throwing shots but Ingi Jr is blocking nicely.
Creaturos lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Creaturos shoots in looking for a takedown. Ingi Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Creaturos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ingi Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creaturos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ingi Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Creaturos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ingi Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Creaturos working the ground and pound from side control.
Ingi Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creaturos.
Ingi Jr is trying to control Creaturos's posture but Creaturos avoids it.
Ingi Jr gets back to half guard.
Ingi Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Creaturos stays in close to Ingi Jr's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Ingi Jr keeps moving.
Creaturos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ingi Jr looking to control.
Creaturos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ingi Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creaturos is aware though and is defending well.
Creaturos thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Ingi Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ingi Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ingi Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creaturos throws and elbow that misses. Ingi Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creaturos's guard. Nice move by Ingi Jr!
Ingi Jr preventing the sweep.
Ingi Jr trying to control but Creaturos is working from the bottom.
Ingi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creaturos is keeping the position for now.
Creaturos wants to sweep here but Ingi Jr controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingi Jr drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Creaturos dives on top into guard.
Creaturos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creaturos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ingi Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ingi Jr is trying to control the position but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos looking to sit in guard and control but Ingi Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Creaturos trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ingi Jr wants to stand but Creaturos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ingi Jr throws and elbow that misses. Creaturos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ingi Jr's guard. Nice move by Creaturos!
Ingi Jr wants to get back to his feet but Creaturos passes into half guard.
Creaturos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingi Jr is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ingi Jr wants to improve his position but Creaturos is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ingi Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ingi Jr ducks under a wild hook from Creaturos.
Creaturos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creaturos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Ingi Jr.
Ingi Jr throws a body punch but Creaturos moves out of range.
Creaturos has a takedown stuffed.
Creaturos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ingi Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ingi Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Creaturos wants to control but Ingi Jr is keeping him busy.
Ingi Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creaturos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Creaturos cracks Ingi Jr with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Creaturos taking a break here but Ingi Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingi Jr trying to control here.
Creaturos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Creaturos throwing shots but Ingi Jr is blocking nicely.
Ingi Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creaturos.
Ingi Jr wants to improve his position but Creaturos is controlling well.
Ingi Jr wants to control but Creaturos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Ingi Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Creaturos 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ingi Jr throws a nice looking combination but Creaturos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creaturos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ingi Jr manages to avoid it.
No luck for Creaturos with that takedown attempt.
Creaturos throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingi Jr.
Nice body punch from Ingi Jr.
Creaturos shoots for a double leg takedown but Ingi Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Creaturos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creaturos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creaturos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ingi Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Creaturos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Creaturos misses with a hook. Ingi Jr ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Creaturos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ingi Jr.
Creaturos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ingi Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Creaturos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ingi Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony Creaturos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ingi Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Ingi Jr, not yet.
Ingi Jr working a defensive guard here.
Creaturos preventing the sweep.
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.
Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anthony Creaturos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Ingi Jr keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creaturos loads up on a big right hand but Ingi Jr slips the punch.
Ingi Jr swings for the body but Creaturos moves out of range.
Ingi Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creaturos is able to avoid easily.
Creaturos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ingi Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ingi Jr has managed to clinch.
Creaturos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ingi Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Creaturos up against the cage.
Gunnar Ingi Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creaturos tries a body shot but Ingi Jr blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anthony Creaturos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creaturos, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Creaturos!
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