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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ventura 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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28 - 12 - 1 |
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ventura blocks an uppercut.
Ventura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown lands a body punch.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown misses with some punches.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ventura.
Ventura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ventura tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown looking to stall.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Ventura is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Ventura controls his hands.
Ventura lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brown after a bit of a struggle.
Brown tries to stall but Ventura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ventura.
Ventura blocking some punches.
Ventura swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Ventura scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Ventura blocks with his arms.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Ventura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Ventura.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ventura.
Brown tries to stall but Ventura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ventura is defending well for now.
Ventura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ventura.
Ventura is trying to trip Brown. He has hold of a leg but Brown is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ventura persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
Ventura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ventura throwing strikes but missing.
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ventura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ventura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Ventura.
A clash of legs there as Ventura blocks the low kick.
Ventura replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Ventura moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Ventura's corner calls for a 1-2. Ventura obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
Ventura lands with a right hand.
Ventura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown looks for the body kick but Ventura saw that one coming.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Ventura avoided it.
Nice jab there from Ventura.
Ventura misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ventura checks it well.
Brown misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown gets tackled into the ropes by Ventura. Ventura maintains the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Ventura lands a nice shot to the body.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown blocking some punches.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Ventura scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Ventura pushes Brown back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Ventura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Ventura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ventura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown moves out of range as Ventura throws a body kick.
Ventura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Ventura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Ventura.
Ventura throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ventura wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Ventura misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Ventura tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Ventura.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ventura throws a head punch that misses.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Ventura is blocking nicely.
Ventura managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Anthony Ventura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ventura tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ventura blocks it with crossed arms.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ventura.
A head punch on the inside from Ventura fails to land.
Ventura lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Ventura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ventura lands a left hand.
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ventura is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ventura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ventura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Ventura working some strikes from top position.
Ventura landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ventura throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
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!
Ventura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ventura slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Brown wants to improve his position but Ventura is controlling well.
Ventura looks to land a strike but Brown avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ventura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ventura is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ventura lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown takes one on the button.
Anthony Ventura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ventura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ventura drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ventura is looking for the KO!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Irving Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ventura is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ventura cracks Brown on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Brown falls backwards against the ropes. Ventura follows up with more strikes that drop Brown to his knees. Ventura keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Brown! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Ventura!
Our winner, Anthony Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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