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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgakis Anastasiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giorgakis Anastasiadis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgakis Anastasiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomson shoots in and drives through. Anastasiadis sprawls well.
Anastasiadis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomson sprawls well initially but Anastasiadis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thomson wants to control but Anastasiadis is keeping busy.
Anastasiadis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anastasiadis working Thomson over with strikes.
Thomson tries to get to full guard but Anastasiadis has control of the leg.
Anastasiadis stalling.
Thomson wants to control the action here but instead Anastasiadis manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasiadis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thomson is looking to escape.
Anastasiadis controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thomson tries to hold on but Anastasiadis pushes him away.
Anastasiadis controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomson working to try and regain half guard.
Thomson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anastasiadis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomson tries to hold on but Anastasiadis postures up.
Anastasiadis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomson is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasiadis controlling his opponent.
Thomson is in a horrible position here. Anastasiadis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anastasiadis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomson tries to lock up and control but Anastasiadis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thomson is trying to reverse the position but instead Anastasiadis has taken his back - oops!
Anastasiadis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anastasiadis keeps control of the position as Thomson tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anastasiadis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Thomson.
Anastasiadis is not going to allow Thomson to sit and survive in this position.
Thomson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anastasiadis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Good control from Anastasiadis.
Thomson can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomson breaks Anastasiadis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Anastasiadis has a closed guard, preventing Thomson from standing up.
Thomson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anastasiadis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgakis Anastasiadis 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.
Anastasiadis has his takedown stuffed
and Thomson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anastasiadis's guard now.
Thomson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anastasiadis's head.
Thomson wants to control from the top but Anastasiadis keeps moving.
Thomson content to stall in guard here.
Anastasiadis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomson thows a big elbow that misses.
Thomson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomson wants to control from the top but Anastasiadis keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson wants to pass the guard but Anastasiadis is keeping the position.
Anastasiadis trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anastasiadis pinned against the cage. Anastasiadis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anastasiadis tries to clinch up.
Anastasiadis misses with a takedown
and Thomson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anastasiadis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thomson passes into half guard.
Anastasiadis trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasiadis kicks off Thomson and gets to his feet.
Anastasiadis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomson's waist but Thomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anastasiadis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgakis Anastasiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomson misses with a takedown
and Anastasiadis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomson!
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!
BOOM! Anastasiadis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thomson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thomson tries to hold on but Anastasiadis postures up.
Thomson is just holding on here. Anastasiadis manages to take his back.
Thomson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thomson tries to hold on but Anastasiadis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Thomson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomson tries to clinch up but Anastasiadis circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomson has his takedown stuffed
and Anastasiadis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomson's guard now.
Anastasiadis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasiadis wants to control from the top but Thomson keeps moving.
Anastasiadis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anastasiadis clinches up against the cage.
Anastasiadis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomson is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anastasiadis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anastasiadis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anastasiadis pinned against the cage. Anastasiadis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anastasiadis has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgakis Anastasiadis dominated that second round.
That's time! Anastasiadis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thomson lands a two punch combo.
Thomson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anastasiadis is rocked!
Thomson working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Anastasiadis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anastasiadis taking shots to the head.
Thomson trying to control but Anastasiadis is having none of it.
Giorgakis Anastasiadis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anastasiadis seems to have got his legs back now.
Anastasiadis tries to hold on but Thomson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson controlling from mount.
Thomson prevents Anastasiadis from getting the reversal.
Thomson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anastasiadis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anastasiadis and Thomson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thomson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anastasiadis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Anastasiadis tries to pass.
Anastasiadis being controlled here momentarily.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Anastasiadis tries to pass.
Thomson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anastasiadis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anastasiadis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anastasiadis advances to half guard.
Thomson is refusing to be controlled, as Anastasiadis sits in half guard.
Thomson wants to get back to his feet.
Anastasiadis moves nicely into side control.
Thomson tries to improve position but can't.
Anastasiadis decides to stand back up.
Thomson misses with a shot to the body
and Anastasiadis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anastasiadis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anastasiadis stalling.
Thomson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anastasiadis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anastasiadis is pressing down on Thomson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomson is holding on for now.
Thomson is not content to let Anastasiadis control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson is positioning himself well to prevent Anastasiadis advancing to mount.
Tony Thomson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anastasiadis controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgakis Anastasiadis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anastasiadis, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgakis Anastasiadis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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