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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos's entrance music is Riverside - O2 Panic Room. A fine choice. Still is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Laveerre - Kaasupää. Matt Still has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
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198 lbs
24 - 14 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos looks to land a combination but Still avoids it well.
Creaturos shoots and misses
and Still makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Creaturos has his takedown stuffed
and Still counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creaturos fails with the takedown
and Still counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still connects with a body shot.
Creaturos throws a body punch but Still moves out of range.
Creaturos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Still tries to bench press Creaturos off him but Creaturos keeps the position.
Still is pushing Creaturos's head away, looking to escape. Creaturos manages to hold on to the position though.
Creaturos working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creaturos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Creaturos wants to control but Still is keeping him busy.
Creaturos lands a nice forearm strike.
Creaturos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Still keeps working.
Still is trying to improve his position.
Still is not content to let Creaturos control the position.
Still is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos throws a strike aimed at the side of Still's head but Still avoids it well.
Still is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Creaturos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still tries to improve position but can't.
Creaturos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Still is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Creaturos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Creaturos working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos controls the position.
Still tries to improve position but can't.
Creaturos trying to control the action but Still is working from the bottom.
Creaturos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Still tries to improve position but can't.
Creaturos landing strikes.
Creaturos slows the pace down.
Check out the look on Creaturos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos advances nicely into full mount.
Still is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Still wants to hold on but Creaturos pushes him away.
Creaturos looking to control but Still is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Creaturos landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still wants to hold on but Creaturos pushes him away.
Still is squirming around, avoiding Creaturos's attempts to control the action.
Creaturos working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Creaturos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Still is trying to defend but Creaturos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still trying to control here.
Still is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Creaturos with the ground and pound but Still uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Creaturos is looking to work some ground and pound but Still has wrist control.
Still has his foot on Creaturos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creaturos works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Creaturos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Creaturos is looking to work some ground and pound but Still has wrist control.
Still has his foot on Creaturos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Creaturos works his way back into a safe position though.
Creaturos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Creaturos postures up in Still's guard and throws a big left but Still blocks it.
Creaturos throwing strikes from guard but Still blocks nicely.
Still not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creaturos passes into half guard.
Creaturos trying to control from half guard but Still is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still actively working from the bottom here.
Creaturos thows a huge punch but Still dodges it nicely.
Creaturos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Creaturos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Creaturos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Creaturos scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creaturos throws a strike but Still avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Still keeps moving.
Creaturos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Still has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Creaturos has managed to get both his arms back between Still's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Creaturos is aware though and is defending well.
Creaturos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Still keeps moving.
Creaturos throws a big right hand that misses.
Creaturos stopping the sweep attempt from Still.
Still looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Creaturos has picked Still up and slammed him! Still can't keep hold of the triangle and Creaturos manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Creaturos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Still is looking to reverse the position.
Creaturos moves into full mount!
Still is trying desperately to improve position.
Creaturos working Still over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creaturos lands a heavy elbow.
Still wants to control but Creaturos is having none of it.
Anthony Creaturos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still is bucking up trying to escape but Creaturos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Creaturos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Still on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Creaturos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Creaturos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Still thows a body shot but no joy.
Still keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Creaturos misses with a body shot.
Creaturos throws a head kick that misses.
Creaturos shoots for a double leg takedown but Still sprawls well. He's pushed Creaturos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Still scores with a decent looking hook.
Creaturos shoots for a double leg takedown but Still sprawls well. He's pushed Creaturos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Still was covering up waiting for the punch and Creaturos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Still keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Still looking to control.
Creaturos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Still works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Creaturos postures up in Still's guard and throws a big left but Still blocks it.
Creaturos trying to control but Still is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still is trying to control the position but Creaturos postures up.
Creaturos trying to control the position from guard on top but Still is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Creaturos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creaturos 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.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Still keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Still trying to control the position.
Still keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Still is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Creaturos tries to bum rush Still with a series of wild strikes but Still uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony Creaturos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Still moves away.
Creaturos fails with a takedown attempt.
Creaturos shoots for a double leg takedown but Still sprawls well. He's pushed Creaturos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matt Still has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creaturos tries for a takedown but Still circles away easily
and Still counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creaturos moves out of range as Still strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Creaturos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creaturos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Creaturos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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