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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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175 cm
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218 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Antunes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mike warrior! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Antunes tries to clinch up. warrior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Antunes is trying to buck warrior off. warrior in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. warrior working the head with strikes. warrior tries to advance to mount but Antunes denies him. Antunes is positioning himself to get back to half guard. warrior tries for a kimura but Antunes is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Antunes is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Antunes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! warrior is defending against the submission attempts here by Antunes.
warrior is pressing down on Antunes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. warrior uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Antunes closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. warrior is looking to break free of the clinch but Antunes has double underhooks. Antunes unloads a knee to the mid-section. warrior lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. warrior looks gassed! warrior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Antunes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antunes doesn't manage to clinch there - warrior circles away.
Antunes fails in his attempt to clinch. Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes really is a fat lump. Antunes misses with a takedown and warrior counters with a nice double leg into guard. warrior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antunes swivels though and keeps the full guard. Antunes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. warrior controlling from the top position. warrior prevents Antunes from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Antunes is trying to keep warrior in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Antunes is really struggling to control warrior but he's trying to hold on to the position. warrior won't allow Antunes to get back to his feet. Antunes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Antunes wants to clinch but warrior slips to the side and warrior counters by clinching up. Knees to the body from Antunes.
Antunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. warrior swats away the attempt to clinch by Antunes. warrior avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antunes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Antunes gets the takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Antunes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. warrior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Antunes wants to control but warrior is keeping him busy. warrior lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. warrior tries to kick Antunes off but Antunes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. warrior trying to control from the bottom.
warrior moves into full guard.
warrior wants to sweep but no luck. warrior kicks Antunes off and gets to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike warrior 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.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses. Antunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Antunes preventing the sweep. Antunes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. warrior is looking for a triangle here but Antunes uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
warrior is not content to let Antunes control the position. warrior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. warrior trying to control but Antunes postures up.
warrior is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Antunes wants to stand up but warrior is controlling the position.
warrior keeps control of the position for the meantime. warrior moves into full guard.
warrior pushes Antunes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Antunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and warrior counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by warrior. warrior slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Antunes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but warrior puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Antunes is looking to improve his position.
warrior stalling. Antunes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. warrior is working away from the top position though. Antunes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. warrior decides to stand up. Antunes is looking to clinch but warrior is avoiding it.
Jose Antunes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Antunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antunes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. warrior closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. warrior is trying to break free. Antunes breaks the clinch.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with warrior but warrior pushes him off and we're back to square one. Antunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has warrior pinned against the cage. warrior gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. warrior takes the fight into the clinch. warrior pulls guard effortlessly. warrior looking for a sweep. Not yet warrior, not yet. Antunes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of warrior is proving hard to escape from. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as warrior holds on and takes a little breather. Antunes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. warrior trying to keep a closed guard but Antunes is proving a slippery customer.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but warrior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. warrior scrambles and gets back to his feet.
warrior lands with a thumping leg kick.
warrior gets a takedown into half guard. Antunes is trying to control but can't.
Antunes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Antunes is trying to stand back up but warrior is controlling him
Antunes manages to get to full guard.
Antunes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Antunes wants to clinch but warrior slips to the side and warrior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Antunes looks to clinch and warrior counters with a nice double leg into half guard. warrior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Antunes's head. warrior is looking to take a break and control but Antunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Antunes tries to roll over but warrior keeps him under control. Antunes manages to get to full guard.
Antunes wants to stand but warrior is controlling the position. Antunes tries to land a sweep but no joy. warrior wants to pass the guard but Antunes is keeping the position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. warrior scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Antunes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. warrior trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Antunes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Antunes preventing the sweep. warrior scores with a nice shot. warrior is trying to control the position but Antunes postures up. warrior manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
warrior sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. warrior trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. warrior has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Antunes's face.
warrior looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Antunes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Antunes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Antunes throwing hammer fists to the chest of warrior. What's that going to do exactly? Antunes is looking to improve his position but warrior isn't that keen on the idea. Antunes is working hard here to advance position. warrior working for a guillotine from mount but Antunes is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Antunes is in all sorts of trouble here.
warrior with the ground and pound from mount. Antunes is in all sorts of trouble here.
warrior putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Antunes is wriggling around trying to escape.
warrior controlling from mount.
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. Antunes tries to lock up and control but warrior gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Antunes is trying desperately to improve position. Antunes tries to control the position but warrior now has his back.
Antunes manages to reverse the position and now he's in warrior's guard. Nice work there by Antunes.
Antunes postures up and lands a big shot to warrior's brow. warrior has control of Antunes's left arm, preventing Antunes from doing any damage. warrior tries to land a sweep but no joy. warrior has his hands on Antunes's head, controlling the position. Jose Antunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Antunes lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight! mike warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got warrior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike warrior!
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RATING
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