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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mctanned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Mctanned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mctanned quickly recovers to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anthony slips a nice elbow through Mctanned's hands, connecting with Mctanned's forehead.
Mctanned looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anthony throwing shots but Mctanned is blocking nicely.
Anthony is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mctanned wants to improve his position but Anthony is controlling well.
Anthony is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mctanned is trying to maintain the position but Anthony is very close to passing his half guard.
Mctanned tries to roll over but Anthony keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony wants to work for an arm triangle but Mctanned is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mctanned keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mctanned wants to control but Anthony is keeping busy.
Anthony wants to work for an arm triangle but Mctanned is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anthony passes to side control.
Anthony works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Anthony trying to control the position but Mctanned is working away.
Mctanned is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mctanned is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mctanned moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mctanned escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anthony gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Mctanned is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mctanned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anthony defends well.
Mctanned had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anthony defends it easily.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mctanned has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anthony has managed to get both his arms back between Mctanned's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mctanned wants to sweep but no luck.
Anthony throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mctanned is looking for a triangle but Anthony pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Mctanned is retaining full guard.
Anthony throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mctanned works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mctanned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anthony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mctanned is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mctanned is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anthony defends well.
Anthony wants to control from the top but Mctanned keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anthony won't allow Mctanned to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Anthony will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt - Mctanned sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mctanned shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Anthony napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Mctanned crashes against the mat.
Mctanned moves into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mctanned cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anthony is looking to improve his position but Mctanned isn't that keen on the idea.
Mctanned throwing strikes here but Anthony is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The referee warns Anthony that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mctanned working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anthony really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mctanned here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mctanned lands a big shot there that rocks Anthony but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mctanned with the ground and pound from mount.
Mctanned unloads with some shots from mount but Anthony bucks and avoids them well.
Mctanned landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mctanned with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Stephen Anthony has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mctanned passes to full mount!
Mctanned is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Anthony has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Anthony!
Paul Mctanned overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
Mctanned wants to sweep here but Anthony controlling him for the moment.
Anthony scoring with some ground and pound.
Anthony stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mctanned swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anthony doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anthony manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mctanned keeping moving, preventing Anthony from controlling successfully.
Mctanned is trying to control the position but Anthony postures up.
Mctanned tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anthony trying to control but Mctanned is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephen Anthony was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Mctanned moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mctanned was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anthony gets back to half guard.
Mctanned is stalling here. Anthony is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mctanned seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Anthony has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mctanned tries to buck Anthony off but Anthony is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anthony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mctanned is not content to let Anthony control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Mctanned dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Anthony's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mctanned looking to score a takedown here. Anthony is defending well but Mctanned drives through and ends up in Anthony's guard.
We've been hearing that Mctanned has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mctanned passes Anthony's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mctanned trying to mount his opponent but Anthony defends it.
Anthony is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mctanned pulls his head out easily.
Anthony tries to get to full guard but Mctanned has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anthony manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mctanned trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mctanned passes Anthony's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mctanned thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mctanned is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anthony sees it coming and defends easily.
Mctanned trying to control from half guard but Anthony is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mctanned 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.
Mctanned missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mctanned thows a huge punch but Anthony dodges it nicely.
Anthony is staying active underneath Mctanned, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mctanned missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anthony is not content to let Mctanned control the position.
Mctanned tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anthony knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anthony wants to improve his position but Mctanned is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony wants to control but Mctanned is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anthony gets full guard.
Mctanned wants to pass the guard but Anthony is keeping the position.
Mctanned scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Mctanned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mctanned 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Mctanned!
A very excited looking Paul Mctanned made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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