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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Anastasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Blood of Heroes! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Anastasio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasio lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
It looks like Craig Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anastasio walks into a jab.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anastasio.
Anastasio scores with a nice head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Anastasio there.
Johnson drops Anastasio with a nice combination! Johnson dives into Anastasio's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Anthony Anastasio has been cut.
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!
Anastasio has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Anastasio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Anastasio has his hands on Johnson's head, controlling the position.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anastasio is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anastasio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anastasio is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anastasio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Anastasio lands with a good body shot.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Anastasio blocks it.
Anastasio slips under a jab.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anastasio on the side of the head.
Anastasio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasio throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anastasio digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a hook but Anastasio avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Anastasio.
Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Anastasio is just out of range.
Anastasio scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anastasio back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Anastasio. Johnson shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anastasio.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anastasio digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Craig Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Anastasio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anastasio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anastasio punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anastasio.
Anastasio is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anastasio lands a nice shot to the body.
Anastasio misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Anastasio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anastasio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Anastasio avoids a kick to the body.
Anastasio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anastasio ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Anastasio staying out of range there.
Anastasio fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Anastasio scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Anastasio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasio thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anastasio scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Anastasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Anastasio dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anastasio scores with a body shot.
Anthony Anastasio is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anastasio.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Anastasio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anastasio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anastasio.
Anastasio tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anastasio.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anastasio throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
That has opened up Craig Johnson's cut even more.
Anastasio lands with a nice body punch.
Anastasio connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anastasio connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anastasio connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasio lands a head kick. Johnson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Anastasio's body.
Anastasio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasio scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above Craig Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Anastasio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anastasio clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anastasio throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anastasio.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Anastasio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Anastasio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anastasio counters with a nice uppercut.
Anastasio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Anastasio as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Craig Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anastasio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Johnson if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson swings for the body but Anastasio moves out of range.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anastasio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Anastasio.
Anastasio's corner calls for a 1-2. Anastasio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anastasio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anastasio, right into the meat.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Anastasio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Anastasio finds it's target.
Johnson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Anastasio. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasio defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
You can see that Johnson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Anastasio feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Anastasio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anastasio counters with a straight right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Anastasio!
Anthony Anastasio retains his middleweight title!
Anthony Anastasio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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