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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir has chosen -N- The Bay as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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196 lbs
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227 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Cormeir!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir with a poor takedown
and Anstey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anstey tries a body shot but Cormeir blocks it.
Anstey trying to control the position but instead, Cormeir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anstey into the cage.
Cormeir is looking for a takedown.
Anstey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cormeir is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
Anstey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anstey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cormeir.
Cormeir misses with a body punch.
Cormeir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Anstey is trying to stall.
Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Cormeir shoots in for a double leg but Anstey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anstey stuffs the takedown attempt from Cormeir. Cormeir gets slowly back to his feet.
Cormeir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Cormeir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
Cormeir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormeir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cormeir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anstey is looking for a sweep. Cormeir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anstey moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cormeir is working Anstey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anstey is working for a submission of some sort.
Anstey not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to control but Cormeir is keeping him busy.
Anstey wants to free his trapped foot but Cormeir is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anstey trying to control the action but Cormeir is working from the bottom.
Anstey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cormeir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to control but Cormeir is keeping him busy.
Corwin Anstey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cormeir ducks right into an uppercut from Anstey.
Cormeir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormeir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anstey's waist but Anstey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cormeir off to one side.
Cormeir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cormeir tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cormeir goes for a double leg but Anstey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anstey continues to drive forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anstey is looking to control Cormeir's arms but Cormeir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anstey has his back to the cage.
Cormeir misses with the head strike.
Anstey manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey 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.
Cormeir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anstey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cormeir misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
Cormeir misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Cormeir down! Anstey is looking to finish but Cormeir is intelligently defending himself.
Cormeir is rocked!
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Anstey wants to get up but he can't break Cormeir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Corwin Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cormeir tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cormeir thinking.
Cormeir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anstey trying to control but Cormeir is working from the bottom.
Anstey tries to free his leg and advance position but Cormeir is retaining full guard.
Anstey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anstey passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cormeir is refusing to be controlled, as Anstey sits in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Corwin Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cormeir wants to clinch but Anstey slips to the side
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Cormeir goes for a double leg but Anstey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Anstey continues to drive forward.
Anstey can't break the clinch.
Anstey tries to break free but Cormeir pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anstey gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A nice left hand lands by Anstey.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cormeir as Anstey tries to tie him up.
Cormeir has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anstey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cormeir can turn it around.
Cormeir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cormeir is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anstey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cormeir.
Come on Anstey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cormeir gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anstey's head.
Cormeir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cormeir throwing shots but Anstey is blocking nicely.
Cormeir is taking a breather. Anstey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cormeir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cormeir.
Anstey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anstey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormeir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cormeir throws an elbow that misses. Anstey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cormeir's guard. Nice move by Anstey!
Anstey controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cormeir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anstey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anstey.
A short right from Anstey.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cormeir is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cormeir goes for a takedown attempt but Anstey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cormeir tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corwin Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Cormeir.
Cormeir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cormeir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cormeir misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormeir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormeir has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormeir fails with the takedown
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throws a leg kick but Cormeir sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anstey connects with a single shot there.
Cormeir fails to land the takedown.
Anstey moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Cormeir goes down! Can Anstey finish him!?
Cormeir is still in real trouble! Can Anstey finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anstey is looking to stand up but Cormeir won't let him.
Cormeir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anstey controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cormeir keeping full guard, as Anstey tries to pass.
Cormeir seems to have recovered his senses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Anstey here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Corwin Anstey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cormeir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anstey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cormeir with a poor takedown
and Anstey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cormeir thinking.
Cormeir ducks under a wild hook from Anstey.
Anstey tries to bum rush Cormeir with a series of wild strikes but Cormeir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cormeir.
Cormeir has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Cormeir down! Anstey is looking to finish but Cormeir is intelligently defending himself.
Anstey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anstey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cormeir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anstey is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cormeir keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Corwin Anstey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anstey slaps away a takedown attempt from Cormeir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anstey dips to his left and cracks Cormeir with an uppercut!
Corwin Anstey is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey swats away the attempt to clinch by Cormeir.
Cain Cormeir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Anstey. No joy for Cormeir on that attempt.
Cormeir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormeir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anstey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cormeir with a poor takedown
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cormeir shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a big right hand! Oh Cormeir is in trouble here! Anstey follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
A determined Corwin Anstey didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Cain Cormeir was interviewed post fight and said 'That was BS!!! I demand a rematch!!!'.
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