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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Welliton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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164 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Welliton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikel Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welliton wants to clinch.
Welliton closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Welliton misses with the head strike.
Welliton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Welliton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welliton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Welliton has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Welliton misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Welliton wants to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Welliton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Welliton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welliton.
A head punch on the inside from Welliton fails to land.
Welliton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Welliton stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Welliton which made him look bad.
Antonio Welliton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Anderson.
Welliton wants to clinch.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Welliton pinned against the cage. Welliton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Welliton misses with a double jab.
Welliton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Welliton misses with the combination.
Welliton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Welliton doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Welliton wants to clinch
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Welliton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Welliton fails to land.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Welliton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Welliton.
Welliton lands a body punch.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Welliton closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson looks gassed!
Welliton misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welliton.
Welliton swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welliton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Welliton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Welliton can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Welliton won't allow it.
Welliton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Welliton has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Welliton.
Welliton blocking some punches.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welliton.
Anderson jumps guard.
Welliton wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Antonio Welliton.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Welliton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Welliton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice jab there from Welliton.
Welliton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Welliton!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anderson controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Welliton is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson throwing strikes but Welliton recovers to half guard. A much better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mikel Anderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Welliton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Welliton gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Welliton swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pulls guard successfully.
Welliton preventing the sweep.
Welliton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Anderson trying to strike off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Welliton wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Welliton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Welliton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Welliton struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Welliton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antonio Welliton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Anderson.
Welliton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Welliton.
Welliton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Welliton.
It looks like Mikel Anderson has been cut.
Welliton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welliton throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Welliton sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Welliton sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikel Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikel Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Welliton stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Welliton throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Welliton throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welliton tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Antonio Welliton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonio Welliton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Welliton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks.
Antonio Welliton is winning the standup battle so far.
Welliton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Welliton sprawls well.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Welliton.
Welliton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Welliton which made him look bad.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Welliton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welliton tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Welliton.
No joy there for Welliton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Welliton wants to clinch.
Welliton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Welliton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio Welliton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Welliton misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Welliton prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welliton working aggressively here.
Welliton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Welliton throws a head punch that misses.
Welliton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Welliton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Welliton avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Welliton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Welliton lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Welliton tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Welliton back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Welliton.
A short left from Welliton.
Welliton working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welliton misses with some punches.
Welliton throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Welliton tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Welliton back against the cage.
Welliton gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Welliton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Welliton misses with a punch on the inside.
Welliton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Welliton working aggressively here.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Welliton manages to get underhooks.
Welliton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Welliton fails to land.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Welliton.
Welliton has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Welliton working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Welliton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welliton has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Welliton is leaning against Anderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Welliton struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Welliton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Welliton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Welliton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Welliton throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Welliton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welliton throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Welliton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welliton gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Welliton misses with the head strike.
Welliton misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Welliton fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Welliton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Welliton 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Welliton!
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energy
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hype
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