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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Ismore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Les Ismore told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Les Ismore!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anastasio looks to score with a jab to the body but Ismore is just out of range.
Anastasio tries to score with a low kick but Ismore moves his leg out of the way.
Anastasio missing with a left hand there. Ismore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anastasio.
Anthony Anastasio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ismore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anastasio cracks a nice hook into Ismore's ribs.
Ismore moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
Anastasio throws a hook but Ismore blocks it.
Ismore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anastasio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anastasio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ismore ducks under a wild hook from Anastasio.
Anastasio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ismore tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismore was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Anastasio throws a combination that misses
and Ismore counters with a low kick, right behind Anastasio 's knee.
Ismore moves out of range as Anastasio strikes.
Anastasio moves out of range as Ismore throws a body kick.
Anastasio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ismore thumps Anastasio with a low kick.
Ismore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ismore misses with a straight left.
Anastasio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ismore.
Anastasio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Anastasio lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Ismore scores with a four punch combination!
Anastasio connects with a looping right hand.
Anastasio moves out of range of the body kick from Ismore.
Anastasio misses with a hook
and Ismore counters with a good low kick that Anastasio was not able to check.
Anastasio takes a swing at Ismore's ribcage but misses.
Ismore misses with a two punch combination.
Anastasio misses with a double jab.
Ismore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Ismore misses with a low kick.
Ismore throws a right and a left that Anastasio avoids nicely.
Ismore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anastasio dodges the punch combination from Ismore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismore is looking to clinch but Anastasio is avoiding it.
Ismore clinches up against the cage.
Anastasio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ismore backwards.
Ismore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anastasio has him pressed against the cage.
Anastasio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anastasio digs a right hand underneath Ismore's ribcage. Ismore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ismore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anastasio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Ismore's ribs.
Ismore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anastasio is looking to clinch.
Anastasio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anastasio throws a right and a left that Ismore avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ismore throws an overhand right that lands on Anastasio's shoulder, as Anastasio tries to avoid the shot.
Anastasio misses with a jab to the body
and Ismore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ismore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anastasio.
Nice defenses there by Ismore.
A big left from Anastasio misses.
Anastasio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ismore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anastasio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ismore throws a series of strikes that have Anastasio backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasio scores with a leg kick.
Anastasio feints and then cracks Ismore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ismore down.
Anastasio scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Anastasio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anastasio just misses with a punch to the body.
Les Ismore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Anastasio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ismore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ismore misses with a hook.
Ismore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anastasio.
Anastasio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ismore.
Anastasio takes a swing at Ismore's ribcage but misses.
Ismore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anastasio was well out of range. Poor timing from Ismore.
Anastasio misses the jab.
Anastasio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anastasio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ismore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anastasio.
Ismore tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ismore walks into a straight right hand from Anastasio.
Anastasio misses with a lunging right hand
and Ismore counters with an outside leg kick.
Anastasio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anastasio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anastasio throws out a loose jab but Ismore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ismore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ismore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good work by Anastasio as he checks the leg kick.
Ismore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ismore throws a nice looking combination but Anastasio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anastasio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasio scores with a jab to the head.
Anastasio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ismore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ismore was well out of range. Poor timing from Anastasio.
Anastasio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ismore defending well as Anastasio loads up on a big left hand.
Anastasio walks into a stiff left hand from Ismore.
Ismore feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anastasio's calf.
Anastasio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ismore moves away.
Anastasio connects with an inside leg kick.
Anastasio scores with a sloppy right hand. Ismore should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio connects with an inside leg kick.
Ismore misses with a straight right.
Ismore tries to clinch
and Anastasio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ismore avoids the body shot from Anastasio.
Anastasio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ismore manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ismore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ismore lands the left hand.
Anastasio lands a left and a right that send Ismore crashing to the mat, dazed. Anastasio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ismore is rocked!
It looks like Les Ismore has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ismore drops his hands momentarily. Anastasio doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Ismore staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Ismore doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Anastasio!
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hype
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