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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Dinozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dinozzo's choice of entrance music: Dinozzo the Womanizer. Anthony Dinozzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Burgess's chin.
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196 lbs
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188 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dinozzo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinozzo tries for a takedown but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dinozzo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burgess tries to score with a low kick but Dinozzo moves his leg out of the way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinozzo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dinozzo is defended easily by Burgess.
Anthony Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo tries to clinch but Burgess is having none of it.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dinozzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burgess sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinozzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anthony Burgess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Dinozzo as he checks the leg kick.
Burgess looks to land a combination. Dinozzo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dinozzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burgess lands a lovely overhand right.
Dinozzo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Burgess misses the shot to the body.
Burgess lands with an overhand left.
A right-left combo lands from Burgess.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown
and Burgess counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt
and Dinozzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgess.
Anthony Burgess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dinozzo.
Burgess scores with the left hand. Dinozzo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dinozzo ducks under a wild hook from Burgess.
Dinozzo shoots in but Burgess avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burgess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burgess just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws out a leg kick but Dinozzo moves out of range and Burgess only half commits.
Dinozzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Burgess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burgess lands a right hook to the body.
Dinozzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burgess lands with a cross.
Dinozzo tries to clinch but Burgess moves away
and Burgess counters with a left to the body.
Dinozzo looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinozzo.
Burgess throws a hook but Dinozzo avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dinozzo.
Good exchange - Burgess coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgess scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinozzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dinozzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burgess avoids it really well and circles away.
Dinozzo blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dinozzo shoots in and drives through. Burgess sprawls well.
Burgess scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dinozzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Burgess.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Burgess dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dinozzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burgess counters with a stiff right hand.
Burgess fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anthony Burgess is winning the standup battle so far.
Dinozzo takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Burgess finds it's target.
Burgess connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burgess pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dinozzo moves out of range as Burgess strikes.
Anthony Dinozzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinozzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Dinozzo connects with a body shot.
Dinozzo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Burgess is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dinozzo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess scores with a one two! Dinozzo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burgess tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dinozzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burgess's waist but Burgess gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dinozzo off to one side.
Dinozzo tries for a takedown but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess throws a jab when Dinozzo was well out of range.
Burgess is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinozzo can do to turn this around?
Dinozzo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burgess sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dinozzo somewhat.
Dinozzo is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Burgess. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Burgess comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgess blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dinozzo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Burgess has got the better of the exchanges.
Burgess slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinozzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Burgess misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt - Burgess sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Dinozzo.
Burgess showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dinozzo.
Burgess tries to work over Dinozzo's front leg with a kick but Dinozzo checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess slaps away a takedown attempt from Dinozzo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burgess as he jumps to the side.
Dinozzo dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Burgess dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dinozzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Dinozzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo has a takedown stuffed.
Burgess misses with a wild body shot.
Dinozzo slips a jab from Burgess.
Dinozzo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burgess tries to avoid it but Dinozzo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burgess to the ground. Burgess escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dinozzo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burgess walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dinozzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dinozzo shoots and misses
and Burgess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dinozzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Burgess tries to sprawl out of it but Dinozzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burgess manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burgess scores with a sloppy right hand. Dinozzo should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Burgess dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Burgess jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dinozzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burgess throws a series of punches but Dinozzo avoids them all with ease.
Burgess throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burgess shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dinozzo eats them both and turns towards Burgess to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Dinozzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinozzo shoots in but no luck this time.
Burgess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgess.
Dinozzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Donk. Burgess catches Dinozzo right on the button with a cross.
Dinozzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dinozzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony Burgess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Dinozzo.
Dinozzo ducks right into an uppercut from Burgess.
Burgess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burgess defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dinozzo.
Burgess works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burgess keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Burgess swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo misses with a takedown attempt
and Burgess counters with an outside leg kick.
Burgess is looking to score with low kicks.
Burgess throws a leg kick but Dinozzo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dinozzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burgess is fending him off so far but Dinozzo persists. Nope, Burgess circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Burgess.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess scores with a shot to the body.
Burgess connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burgess with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burgess throws out a powerful jab.
Burgess tries to bum rush Dinozzo with a series of wild strikes but Dinozzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burgess works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burgess throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dinozzo is rocked!
Dinozzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burgess.
Dinozzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgess finish him?
Burgess throws a right hand that misses
and Dinozzo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dinozzo seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burgess has one foot on Dinozzo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burgess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Burgess.
Burgess connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinozzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dinozzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Burgess.
Anthony Burgess is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burgess throws the left hand but Dinozzo avoids the punch easily.
Burgess takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Burgess finds it's target.
Burgess lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burgess lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burgess lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Burgess showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burgess, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Burgess!
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