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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasio comes to the cage accompanied by Tweezer. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Gambini!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio misses with a body shot.
Frankie Gambini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gambini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gambini shoots for a takedown but Anastasio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anastasio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anastasio showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anastasio is looking to take a break and control but Gambini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anastasio is looking for a kimura here.
Anastasio misses with a head shot. Gambini uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anastasio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anastasio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gambini keeping full guard, as Anastasio tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gambini throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anastasio stands and throws Gambini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anastasio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anastasio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anastasio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gambini is looking to regain half guard here but Anastasio keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio advances nicely into full mount.
Anastasio trying to control but Gambini is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anastasio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gambini is on top in guard.
Anastasio wants to sweep but no luck.
Anastasio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambini throws an elbow that misses. Anastasio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gambini's guard. Nice move by Anastasio!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambini keeping moving, preventing Anastasio from controlling successfully.
Anastasio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now.
Gambini wants to sweep but no luck.
Anastasio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now.
Anastasio advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gambini, who protects the arm well.
Gambini manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anastasio's best efforts.
Gambini looking for submissions off his back.
Anastasio wants to pass to mount but Gambini is defending the position.
Anastasio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambini gets full guard.
Anastasio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gambini manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anastasio has Gambini in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anastasio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Anastasio 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.
Anastasio gets the takedown into side control.
Anastasio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Anastasio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gambini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anastasio advances to mount.
BOOM! Anastasio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anastasio is working for a guillotine from mount but Gambini frees his head quite easily.
Anastasio has hold of Gambini's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gambini manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anastasio wants to finish this one by submission but Gambini is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Anastasio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini working to try and regain half guard.
Gambini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anastasio with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gambini gets back to half guard.
Anastasio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gambini pushes Anastasio off looking to stand but Anastasio dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gambini is just riding it out for now. Anastasio eventually gives up the hold.
Anastasio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gambini sees it coming and defends easily.
Anastasio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gambini is looking for a sweep. Anastasio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anastasio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anastasio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gambini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anastasio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambini tries to roll over but Anastasio keeps him under control.
Anastasio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gambini is just riding it out for now. Anastasio eventually gives up the hold.
Gambini pushes Anastasio off looking to stand but Anastasio dives back in and keeps control.
Anastasio is looking for a kimura but Gambini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anastasio to get the leverage.
Anastasio is working for a submission of some sort.
Anastasio is trying to work for a kimura but Gambini is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambini is controlling Anastasio's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anastasio seems to be working for a kimura but Gambini defends the submission attempt.
Anastasio tries to pass to full mount but Gambini defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambini pushes Anastasio off looking to stand but Anastasio dives back in and keeps control.
Anastasio is looking for a kimura here.
Gambini is trying to maintain the position but Anastasio is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Anastasio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gambini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anastasio delivers a nice body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anastasio.
Anastasio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anastasio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anastasio is trying to work for a kimura but Gambini is defending well.
Anastasio is looking to take a break and control but Gambini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambini is defending against the submission attempts here by Anastasio.
Anastasio with the ground and pound but Gambini uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gambini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gambini wants to sweep but no luck.
Anastasio passes Gambini's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gambini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anastasio.
Anastasio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gambini has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio is working for a kimura but Gambini is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anastasio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gambini!
Anastasio looking for a guillotine from mount but Gambini is having none of it.
Gambini is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anastasio goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gambini is on top in guard.
Anastasio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trey Anastasio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambini wants to control from the top but Anastasio keeps moving.
Anastasio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gambini has passed into half guard!
Anastasio wants to control but Gambini is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anastasio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anastasio is not content to let Gambini control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambini content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gambini wants to free his trapped foot but Anastasio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anastasio actively working from the bottom here.
Anastasio gets back to full guard.
Gambini lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gambini trying to control but Anastasio is working from the bottom.
Frankie Gambini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trey Anastasio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anastasio wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Anastasio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anastasio 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Anastasio!
Trey Anastasio opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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