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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallorca comes to the cage accompanied by I Can Talk. Justin Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm
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199 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
28
189 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mallorca jabbing away but nothing is landing. Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt and Anthony counters with an inside leg kick. Anthony blocks a leg kick. Mallorca thows a body shot but no joy. Mallorca tries to clinch up and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Anthony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anthony.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mallorca avoids the body shot from Anthony.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anthony - that will leave a mark!
Miguel Mallorca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mallorca takes a body punch but keeps moving. Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony slips under a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mallorca misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mallorca throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range. A slow jab from Mallorca misses its intended target. Anthony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Anthony throws out a leg kick but Mallorca moves out of range and Anthony only half commits. Mallorca thows a left - swing and a miss! Anthony moves out of range as Mallorca strikes. A nice leg kick lands there from Mallorca. Anthony keeps the fight on the outside. Justin Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mallorca. Anthony throws a head kick but Mallorca moves out of range.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Mallorca's body. Mallorca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Anthony keeps the fight on the outside. Good standup being displayed there by Mallorca as he connects with a hook. Mallorca throws an overhand right that lands on Anthony's shoulder, as Anthony tries to avoid the shot. Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Mallorca backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anthony looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mallorca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallorca.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mallorca looks to throw the jab but Anthony is out of range. Anthony slips a jab from Mallorca. Anthony is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mallorca rather than just go for the knockout. Anthony defending well as Mallorca loads up on a big left hand. Anthony connects with a body shot. Anthony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Anthony looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mallorca paws at him with a jab and circles away. Anthony throws a leg kick but Mallorca moved away. Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallorca manages to avoid it. Mallorca throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range. Anthony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Anthony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anthony swinging wildly here.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mallorca's calf. Mallorca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mallorca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthony tries to avoid it but Mallorca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthony to the ground. Anthony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Anthony digs a good hook to Mallorca's body.
Mallorca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anthony takes a step back to recover. Mallorca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mallorca throws a big shot that misses. Mallorca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it. The fight stays on the outside here - Mallorca looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Mallorca tries to clinch but Anthony is having none of it. Mallorca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthony throws out the jab. Nice uppercut lands for Mallorca. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Mallorca. Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mallorca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony. Anthony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mallorca.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Mallorca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mallorca takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Miguel Mallorca has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Anthony gets tackled into the cage by Mallorca. Mallorca maintains the clinch. Anthony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mallorca trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mallorca fails to land. Anthony tries to work over Mallorca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Anthony is struggling to control the position. Anthony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mallorca backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Anthony misses with a body punch.
Mallorca blocks a body shot from Anthony. Mallorca letting Anthony take a breather here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Anthony dominated that round. The cut man is working on Miguel Mallorca's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anthony lands a slapping body shot.
Mallorca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mallorca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anthony circles away. Anthony slips under a jab from Mallorca. Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sloppy strikes from Anthony. Those never looked like landing. A swing and a miss from Mallorca. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mallorca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anthony - the referee stops the clock and Mallorca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anthony. Mallorca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mallorca is looking to land body kicks. Mallorca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Anthony connects with an inside leg kick. Mallorca moves out of range as Anthony strikes. Mallorca throws an off balance right hand
and Anthony counters with a right hand to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mallorca throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily. A head kick misses from Anthony. Mallorca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anthony slips a jab from Mallorca. Mallorca throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mallorca swinging wildly here.
Mallorca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away. Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallorca. Mallorca thows a body shot but no joy. Anthony throws a head kick but Mallorca moves out of range.
Mallorca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mallorca misses with an uppercut
and Anthony counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mallorca thinking. Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt and Anthony counters with a left to the body. Mallorca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mallorca looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range. Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Mallorca. Mallorca tries to score with a low kick but Anthony moves his leg out of the way. Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallorca moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anthony delivers a nice body kick. Anthony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mallorca backs up against the cage.
Mallorca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anthony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Anthony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony. Anthony connects with the punch. Anthony swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mallorca.
Mallorca is rocked! BAM! Anthony delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mallorca like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Justin Anthony! Our winner, Justin Anthony, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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