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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anon Ymous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anon Ymous had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anon Ymous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ymous misses the jab.
Ymous gets a double leg takedown into Champ's guard.
Ymous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ymous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Champ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ymous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Champ wants to stand up but Ymous is controlling him.
Ymous wants to control from the top but Champ keeps moving.
Ymous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ymous stays in close to Champ's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ wants to stand and escape but Ymous is having none of it.
Ymous drops back, looking for a kneebar! Champ looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Champ looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Champ!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ decides to stand back up. Champ steps back and let's Ymous get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Ymous misses.
Champ scores with a jab.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Ymous displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champ throws out the jab.
Ymous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ymous throws out the jab.
Champ lands a nice shot that snaps Ymous's head back.
Champ throws out a loose jab but Ymous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ymous lands with a straight right. Champ didn't see that one coming.
Champ misses with a wild body shot.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous goes for a double leg but Champ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Champ continues to drive forward.
Anon Ymous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Champ misses with a looping left.
Ymous throws a combination that misses
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Champ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ymous throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Champ's waist but Champ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ymous off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ymous fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Champ swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ymous misses with a takedown
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
Ymous on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ymous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ymous looks to throw the jab but Champ is out of range.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous looks to land a right hand but Champ moved out of range.
Ymous closes the distance and clinches up with Champ, looking for a takedown. Ymous pushes Champ against the cage but Champ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Champ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ymous shoots in and drives through. Champ sprawls well.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ymous throws a hook but Champ avoids it easily.
Champ fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ymous looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ymous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Champ.
Ymous tests Champ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ymous fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ymous closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ymous is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Champ is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ymous throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Champ is trying to control Ymous's posture but Ymous avoids it.
Champ stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Champ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Champ tries to improve position but can't.
Ymous working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Champ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ymous asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Champ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ymous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ymous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Champ connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ymous. Ymous circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Champ misses with an uppercut.
Ymous shoots in for a double leg but Champ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ymous shoots and misses
letting Champ counter with a right hand.
Ymous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Champ.
Champ misses with a lunging right hand
so Ymous counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Champ wants to get back to his feet but Ymous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Champ keeping moving, preventing Ymous from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ pushes Ymous off and gets back to his feet.
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ymous misses with a two punch combination.
Champ clobbers Ymous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ymous misses with a lunging right hand
and Champ counters with a nice uppercut.
Ymous misses with a lunging right hand
and Champ counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ymous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Champ has a couple of punches blocked by Ymous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ymous wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champ misses with a punch on the inside.
Champ blocks an uppercut.
Champ prevents a takedown attempt there.
Champ prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ymous is looking to take this one to the mat.
Champ swings wildly with an uppercut but Ymous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champ misses with the head strike.
Ymous blocking some punches.
A short right from Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Ymous tries to pull guard but Champ holds him up against the cage and eventually Ymous drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Ymous's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Champ slows down the pace here.
Champ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Ymous tries to score a body lock takedown but Champ shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ymous backwards.
Champ breaks from the clinch.
Champ misses the jab.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ymous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ymous.
Champ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ymous takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Champ. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Champ.
Ymous is rocked!
A big right from Champ misses.
Oh Ymous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tourney Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ymous tries for a takedown but Champ circles away easily
and Champ counters with a nice uppercut.
Champ drops his hands momentarily and Ymous takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ymous seems to have got his legs back now.
Champ misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Ymous misses the target.
Champ throws a jab but it's blocked by Ymous.
Ymous is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Champ misses with a looping right.
Champ misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Champ slaps away a takedown attempt from Ymous, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ymous blocks a jab.
Ymous has his takedown stuffed
and Champ counters with a straight right hand.
Ymous dives in for a single leg takedown but Champ sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anon Ymous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ymous misses with a left hand
and Champ counters with a nice body shot.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ymous staying out of range there.
Ymous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
Ymous misses with an uppercut
and Champ counters with a right hand to the body.
Ymous looks to land a left hand but Champ moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ymous has his takedown stuffed
and Champ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ymous throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Champ counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Ymous misses.
Champ throws an overhand right that lands on Ymous's shoulder, as Ymous tries to avoid the shot.
Ymous misses with an uppercut. Champ saw that one coming.
Champ throws out a powerful jab.
Champ takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Champ misses.
Ymous half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ymous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Champ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ymous shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ymous was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Champ's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ymous throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ymous tries for a kimura but Champ is defending well.
Ymous misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Champ gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Champ is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ymous's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ymous's back!
Good control from Champ.
Champ is hanging on to Ymous's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Champ 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.
Champ not allowing Ymous to control his hands.
Champ is hanging on to Ymous's back as he tries to escape.
Ymous is working hard here to advance position.
Ymous trying to control the hands but Champ breaks the grip.
Tourney Champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Champ is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Champ keeps control of the position as Ymous tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Tourney Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ymous is trying to break free.
Ymous is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Champ.
Champ is continuing to stall.
Champ not allowing Ymous to control his hands.
Anon Ymous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ymous is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Champ 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Champ!
An out of breath Tourney Champ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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