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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin Shamrock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Corwin Anstey's chin.
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216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Olympic wrestler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Anstey avoids the damage to the body.
Anstey breaks the clinch.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Anstey forces Shamrock back against the cage and clinches.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anstey avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anstey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anstey breaks from the clinch.
Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anstey showed some decent athleticism there.
Anstey decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Shamrock closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Anstey to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Shamrock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anstey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anstey slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the position.
Shamrock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anstey on the ground.
An elbow from Anstey crashes against the mat.
Anstey in side control, throwing shots but Shamrock defends.
Anstey cracks Shamrock with a big elbow.
Shamrock is trying to escape the position but Anstey is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Anstey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anstey is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Anstey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anstey decides to stand back up. Anstey steps back and let's Shamrock get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anstey closes the distance and pushes Shamrock back into the cage.
Shamrock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Anstey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shamrock to the mat. Shamrock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Anstey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anstey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anstey controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Anstey has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Gavin Shamrock has been cut.
Anstey has managed to clinch.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Anstey avoids the damage to the body.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anstey pushes Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey jumps guard.
Anstey is looking for a triangle but Shamrock pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey is looking for a triangle but Shamrock pushes his legs off easily.
Anstey uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Anstey does it's job there.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Anstey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Anstey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Anstey is trying to trip Shamrock. He has hold of a leg but Shamrock is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Anstey persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Anstey controlling from the top position.
Anstey stands up and waves to Shamrock to follow him.
Anstey moves into range and clinches up with Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anstey.
Anstey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Anstey avoids the damage to the body.
Anstey breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Anstey circles away.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anstey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anstey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anstey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is continuing to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anstey lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by Anstey. Anstey maintains the clinch.
Anstey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anstey avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Anstey just leaning against Shamrock, taking a breather.
Anstey managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Anstey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gavin Shamrock's cut.
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!
Anstey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shamrock circles away.
Gavin Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anstey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anstey shoots in and gets a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Anstey throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
Anstey stands up and waves to Shamrock to follow him.
Shamrock takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anstey jumps guard and drags Shamrock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shamrock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anstey's guard.
Corwin Anstey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anstey has Shamrock pulled in close to control his posture.
Let's hope that Anstey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anstey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shamrock wanted to stand there but Anstey had control of the position.
Anstey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by Anstey and move into the clinch.
Anstey instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Anstey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shamrock!
Anstey is staying tight to Shamrock's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anstey tries for a kimura but Shamrock is defending well.
Anstey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey controls the position from side control.
Anstey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gavin Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Anstey circles away.
Shamrock sets himself, and Anstey steps forward looking for the clinch! Shamrock avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anstey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!
Corwin Anstey 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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mgr
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