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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now . Corwin Anstey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Anstey.
Some bone on bone action there as Anstey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mancini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anstey's head.
Mancini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mancini.
Gunnar Mancini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mancini as he avoids it easily.
Anstey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Mancini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anstey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mancini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anstey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mancini is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
Anstey 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.
Anstey lands a nice forearm strike.
Anstey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mancini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mancini wants to slow Anstey down by chopping away at his legs.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Anstey throws a right hand that Mancini ducks under and follows up with a left that Mancini also avoids with ease.
Gunnar Mancini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancini misses with a head kick.
Anstey has Mancini up against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey keeps control of Mancini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mancini breaks from the clinch.
Mancini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Mancini circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown but Mancini shows good takedown defense.
Anstey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mancini circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anstey has a takedown stuffed.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini misses with a low kick.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Mancini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mancini sprawls well. Mancini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Mancini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mancini misses with a low kick.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anstey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Anstey moved away.
Mancini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancini circles away.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Mancini avoids it well.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini thumps Anstey with a low kick.
Mancini dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancini cracks the inside of Anstey's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anstey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mancini scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey has a takedown stuffed.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Mancini.
Anstey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anstey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mancini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anstey is rocked!
Mancini connects with a solid leg kick.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Mancini.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancini. That's going to slow Anstey down.
Anstey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mancini swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancini misses with a head kick.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Mancini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick from Mancini lands but Anstey takes it in his stride.
Mancini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mancini wants to land a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Mancini lands a high kick!
Oh Anstey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Anstey seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mancini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mancini.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anstey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mancini is fending him off so far but Anstey persists. Nope, Mancini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mancini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anstey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini scores with a spinning back kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mancini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mancini.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Gunnar Mancini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anstey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mancini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Anstey blocks the low kick.
Mancini feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.
Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancini misses with a head kick.
Mancini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anstey if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Mancini throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Mancini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Mancini really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mancini stuffs the takedown attempt from Anstey. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Mancini connects with a high kick.
Whack! Mancini lands a heavy head kick that drops Anstey. The ref tackles Mancini to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Anstey was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gunnar Mancini!
Gunnar Mancini is the new light heavyweight champion!
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