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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Stefaniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Skins!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skins blocks a leg kick.
Skins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stefaniak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefaniak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skins tries for a takedown but Stefaniak circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stefaniak throws a sloppy head kick and Skins moves out of range easily.
Stefaniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefaniak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stefaniak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stefaniak scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stefaniak.
Skins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stefaniak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefaniak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stefaniak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stefaniak counters with a thumping low kick.
Skins wants to clinch but Stefaniak slips to the side
and Stefaniak counters with a straight right hand.
Skins blocks a head kick by Stefaniak.
An inside leg kick lands from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak lands with a nice body punch.
Stefaniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefaniak throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stefaniak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Skins with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Skins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stefaniak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skins on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak stuffs the takedown.
Anthony Stefaniak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
A solid body kick from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Skins.
Skins looks gassed!
Stefaniak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stefaniak - that will leave a mark!
Stefaniak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skins is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stefaniak is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skins.
Stefaniak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stefaniak was well out of range. Poor timing from Skins.
Stefaniak works the jab nicely.
Skins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony Stefaniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Stefaniak.
Skins has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stefaniak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak throws a leg kick which misses Skins's front leg but catches the back leg as Skins tries to avoid it.
Stefaniak throws a combination. Skins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skins throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Stefaniak tenderised Skins's leg. Skins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stefaniak sprawls well. Stefaniak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skins gets slowly back to his feet.
Stefaniak jabs Skins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stefaniak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stefaniak thuds his shin into the meat of Skins's side.
Stefaniak throws a sloppy head kick and Skins moves out of range easily.
Skins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stefaniak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stefaniak looks to score with a jab to the body but Skins is just out of range.
Skins looks for a takedown but Stefaniak sprawls well.
Skins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skins is looking to clinch but Stefaniak is avoiding it.
Stefaniak tries a head kick but it misses.
Skins checks a leg kick.
Skins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stefaniak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefaniak punishes Skins's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Stefaniak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stefaniak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stefaniak to score with a decent uppercut.
Stefaniak gets caught napping as Skins dives in and scores a takedown. Stefaniak manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stefaniak manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Stefaniak.
Skins tries to clinch but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Skins moves forwards but Stefaniak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Stefaniak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body kick there by Stefaniak.
Skins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Skins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stefaniak pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skins blocks a head kick by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a wild combination.
Skins looks for a takedown but Stefaniak sprawls well.
Stefaniak is looking to wear down Skins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stefaniak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crunch! Stefaniak slams his shin into Skins's torso.
Anthony Stefaniak is winning the standup battle so far.
Stefaniak stuffs the takedown.
Anthony Stefaniak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Stefaniak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anthony Stefaniak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stefaniak lands a head kick. Skins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stefaniak fakes the leg kick and cracks Skins in the body.
Skins is breathing heavily.
Stefaniak swings for the body but Skins moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak tries a head kick but it misses.
Skins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stefaniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefaniak throws a body kick that misses.
Skins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stefaniak's guard.
Stefaniak is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Skins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stefaniak lands a damaging elbow.
Skins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stefaniak smiles and moves away.
Skins throws a leg kick but Stefaniak checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak swinging wildly here.
Stefaniak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stefaniak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stefaniak lands a nice hook to Skins's body. Skins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stefaniak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skins can do to turn this around?
Skins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stefaniak lands a nice looking body kick.
Stefaniak scores with a jab.
Skins avoids the head kick by Stefaniak.
Skins avoids the head kick by Stefaniak.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skins crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stefaniak - the referee stops the clock and Skins gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stefaniak. Skins manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stefaniak scores with the left hand. Skins knows he should have avoided that one.
Skins blocks a head kick by Stefaniak.
Skins misses with a takedown attempt
and Stefaniak makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Skins really felt that one!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stefaniak!
Stefaniak thuds his shin into the meat of Skins's side.
Stefaniak throws a shot to the body.
Skins shoots in for a double leg but Stefaniak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stefaniak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stefaniak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stefaniak tests Skins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stefaniak here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Skins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Stefaniak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stefaniak scores with a head kick. Skins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stefaniak thumps Skins with a low kick.
Skins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stefaniak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skins scrambles back to his feet.
Stefaniak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stefaniak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stefaniak wants to stand and escape but Skins is having none of it.
Skins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stefaniak dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stefaniak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Skins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Skins has escaped and now he's on top!
Skins looking to pass the guard.
Skins trying to control the position from guard on top but Stefaniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak pushes Skins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Skins tries to clinch but Stefaniak is having none of it.
Skins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stefaniak throws a sloppy head kick and Skins moves out of range easily.
Stefaniak looks to land a body kick but Skins moved away.
Skins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stefaniak as he avoids it easily.
Skins avoids the head kick by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skins takes a step back to recover.
Skins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stefaniak lands with a nice combination. Skins backs away looking to recover.
Skins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stefaniak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skins's head.
Stefaniak connects with a solid leg kick.
Skins blocks the body kick.
Stefaniak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stefaniak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skins was well out of range. Poor timing from Stefaniak.
Skins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stefaniak thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skins. Stefaniak does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skins looks for a takedown but Stefaniak sprawls well.
Stefaniak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stefaniak scores with a jab to the body.
Stefaniak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skins blocks a head kick by Stefaniak.
Anthony Stefaniak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skins misses with a takedown attempt - Stefaniak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anthony Stefaniak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Skins.
Skins moves in looking to clinch but Stefaniak pushes him off.
Stefaniak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Stefaniak.
Skins looks for a takedown but Stefaniak sprawls well.
Tony Skins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skins tries to clinch there but Stefaniak circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Stefaniak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stefaniak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Stefaniak!
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energy
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RATING
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