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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adron Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anubis comes into the arena with Lil B - The Age Of Information blaring out of the sound system. Wright has chosen Elements of Life- DJ Tiesto as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Adron Wright! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jab by Wright. Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily. Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wright lands a jab to the head.
Anubis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright. Anubis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Anubis has managed to clinch.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright. Anubis is pushing Wright up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Anubis is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anubis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wright throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range. Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anubis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Anubis counters with a thumping low kick. Anubis clinches up against the cage. Anubis tries a body shot but Wright blocks it.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis. A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but Wright blocks with his arms.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Wright scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut. Anubis closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anubis leaning his opponent against the cage. Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms. Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wright taking a breather. Anubis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Anubis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now. Anubis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wright is defending well for now. Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Wright breaks the clinch.
Anubis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Anubis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A short left from Wright. Wright is trying to stall.
Wright avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anubis tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Anubis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head. Wright stalls. Anubis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wright gets through Anubis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Wright. Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Wright avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Az Anubis will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Az Anubis's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Wright missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Anubis is looking to clinch. Anubis tries to clinch up and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Wright throws out a loose jab but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it. Wright misses with a hook. Anubis blocks a jab. Wright throws a jab when Anubis was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anubis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Wright misses with a body shot.
Anubis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anubis under the eye. Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Wright. The fight stays on the outside here - Anubis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright misses with a right hand and Anubis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Adron Wright has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anubis moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off. Anubis staying out of range there. Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Wright misses with a hook
and Anubis counters by clinching up. Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Anubis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Anubis has Wright pressed against the cage.
Wright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wright avoiding damage as Anubis throws knees to the body.
Anubis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow. Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms. Anubis tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wright is leaning against Anubis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Wright blocking some punches.
Wright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anubis backwards. Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Wright blocks a body shot from Anubis. Wright is struggling to control the position. Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Anubis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anubis misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Anubis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land. A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis. Anubis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Az Anubis has scored more points in the clinch so far. Anubis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head. Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wright blocks a body shot from Anubis. Anubis letting Wright take a breather here. The referee is keeping an eye on Anubis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wright takes a knee to the side of the body. Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Anubis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Anubis has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright trying to stall but Anubis improves his position.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Anubis effectively controlling the action here. Anubis throws a head punch that misses. Wright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Wright is trying to force a seperation but Anubis has the dominant position. Anubis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. A knee to the head by Anubis.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anubis tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anubis misses with a short punch on the inside. Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wright presses Anubis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Still in the clinch, Wright scores with a nice short uppercut. Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage. Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anubis missing with knees to the body.
Wright avoids the elbow strike from Anubis, against the cage.
Anubis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Wright controls his hands.
Wright lands an uppercut. Adron Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wright tries to break free but Anubis pushes him back against the cage. Anubis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Wright working some nice short punches in the clinch. Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Anubis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Adron Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Anubis moves out of range as Wright strikes. Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anubis moves into the clinch. Anubis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anubis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wright.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Anubis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anubis pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright tries to break the clinch but Anubis is controlling the position. A short right hand to the side of the head by Anubis. Wright lands a left hand.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Anubis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anubis. Anubis stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anubis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Wright managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anubis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That has opened up Adron Wright's cut even more. Anubis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Anubis won't allow it.
Wright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright. Wright stalling against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Az Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wright catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wright scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Adron Wright. I think Anubis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Az Anubis!
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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
73% |
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