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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 cm
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196 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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184 cm
27
189 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Ass. Ass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anthony counters with a nice body kick. Ass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ass throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily. Ass works Anthony's body with a nice hook. Ass moves away from the strike by Anthony. Anthony tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ass sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anthony somewhat. Excellent takedown into side control there by Ass. Anthony struggling a bit here. Anthony gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Ass thowing shots but they're missing. Anthony trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anthony working to try and regain half guard.
Anthony is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anthony is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ass working away from the top, dropping strikes. Anthony wants to hold on but Ass pushes him away. Anthony is squirming around, avoiding Ass's attempts to control the action. Ass controlling the position easily from mount. Ass sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anthony can't escape the position.
Ass looking to control but Anthony is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Anthony bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ass has Anthony pulled in close to control his posture.
Jack Ass has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Anthony does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ass tries to land a leg kick but Anthony saw it coming and moves away.
Ass moves out of range of the body kick. Ass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Anthony with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ass to score with a decent uppercut. Ass looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range. Anthony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony drops his hands momentarily and Ass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony. Ass fails with a takedown attempt. Ass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ass moves out of range as Anthony strikes. Ass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anthony can pounce on him.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick. Ass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ass lands with a nice body punch. Ass lands a jab-cross combination. Ass cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ass cracks Anthony with a right hand to the side of the head. Anthony walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ass punishes Anthony's body with a nice straight punch. Ass throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony. Ass shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ass was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ass throws some wild stikes that Anthony manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ass thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Anthony is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Anthony taking shots to the head. Anthony is looking to improve his position but Ass isn't that keen on the idea. Anthony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Ass landing punches. Anthony can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ass lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Ass lands a big shot there that rocks Anthony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anthony manages to control the position for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ass dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anthony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Anthony connects with an inside leg kick. Anthony throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Anthony scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ass throws the kick towards the body but Anthony avoids it. Anthony throws a quick inside leg kick. Anthony closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ass is stalling here.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony tries to land knees in the clinch but Ass avoids the damage to the body. Anthony tries to throw a body punch but Ass avoids it by throwing Anthony back against the cage. Anthony lands an uppercut. Anthony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ass blocks it with crossed arms. Anthony prevents Ass from breaking the clinch. Ass is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anthony is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anthony lands an uppercut. Anthony prevents the takedown attempt.
Ass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ass is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Anthony scores with a nice short uppercut. Ass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Anthony. Anthony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ass fails to land. Anthony misses with a punch on the inside.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony throws a head punch that misses. Ass struggles to land a body shot inside as Anthony controls his hands.
Anthony lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anthony tries a body shot but Ass blocks it.
Ass stalls. Anthony swings wildly with an uppercut but Ass uses good head movement to avoid it. Ass trying to control the position but instead, Anthony has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ass into the cage. Anthony misses with a short punch on the inside. Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
A hook to the body from Ass.
Anthony misses with a hook from the clinch. Ass lands a nice uppercut. Anthony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anthony gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ass. That's going to take a lot out of him. Anthony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anthony tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ass's elbow. Anthony lands with a left to the head. Ass pushes Anthony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ass. Anthony swings wildly with an uppercut but Ass uses good head movement to avoid it. Ass misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Ass goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anthony prevents it.
Anthony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ass changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anthony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good work by Ass as he checks the leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Anthony. That's going to slow Ass down. Ass misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ass scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Anthony thows a body shot but no joy. Ass throws a hook to the side of Anthony's head but Anthony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ass takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ass tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Nice sprawl there from Anthony as Ass shoots in. Ass swings widly with a right hand
and Anthony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ass defending well as Anthony loads up on a big left hand. Anthony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ass throws out the jab. Justin Anthony seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Ass misses with a body shot.
Jack Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ass tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ass misses with a looping right. Ass misses with a double jab.
Anthony throws a chopping leg kick but Ass manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Anthony throws a wild body kick that Ass sees coming a mile off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Anthony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anthony shoots for a double leg takedown but Ass sprawls well. He's pushed Anthony's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Ass misses with a hook. Ass misses with a wild body shot. Anthony gets a clinch. Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony gets through Ass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Anthony tries to work over Ass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ass looking to stall.
Ass prevents a body shot from Anthony. Ass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anthony's elbow. Anthony misses with a body punch.
Ass scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Anthony fails to land. Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Ass controls the action.
Ass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Anthony takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ass with a jab. Ass throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range. Ass misses with an uppercut. Anthony saw that one coming. Ass lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Anthony is looking to chop away at Ass's legs. Anthony chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ass paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ass scores with a nice head shot. Anthony displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ass. Jack Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ass tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anthony sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ass somewhat. Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ass manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anthony misses with a body shot.
Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anthony circles away quickly and effectively. Ass misses with a body shot.
Ass throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range. Ass dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Anthony moves out of range of the leg kick from Ass. Anthony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Anthony wants to slow Ass down by chopping away at his legs. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anthony, right into the meat.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt. Anthony fails with the takedown. Jack Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Anthony. Anthony drives through and clinches with Ass against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anthony swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ass lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Ass can't get the takedown.
Ass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Anthony. Ass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anthony backwards. Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony is working Ass over against the cage. Justin Anthony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ass is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Anthony doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anthony misses with a short punch on the inside. Ass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anthony or not. Anthony struggles to land a body shot inside as Ass controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anthony misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anthony goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anthony blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ass is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anthony is defending well for now. Ass blocks a body shot from Anthony. Anthony misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ass. Anthony blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anthony lands a shoulder strike. Anthony swings wildly with an uppercut but Ass uses good head movement to avoid it. Ass has Anthony pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anthony digs a right hand underneath Ass's ribcage. Ass let out a lung full of air as it connected. Anthony blocks an uppercut.
Anthony working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ass tries to stall but Anthony uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight! Justin Anthony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Anthony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Anthony! A very excited looking Justin Anthony made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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