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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Offley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
50 - 26 - 0 |
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262 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
50 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinton Offley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey moves into the clinch successfully.
Offley successfully pulls guard.
Anstey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Offley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Offley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.
Offley trying to move into half guard but instead Anstey has managed to sweep!
Offley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anstey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anstey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offley keeps the fight on the outside.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Offley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey tries to clinch but Offley is having none of it.
Offley with the counter takedown but Anstey avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anstey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Offley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Offley tries to pull guard but Anstey holds him up against the cage and eventually Offley drops back down to his feet.
Offley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anstey to keep the fight standing.
Offley decides to pull guard.
Offley looking to control.
Offley is looking for a triangle but Anstey pushes his legs off easily.
Offley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anstey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anstey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offley is looking for a triangle but Anstey pushes his legs off easily.
Offley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Offley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Offley has his foot on Anstey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anstey works his way back into a safe position though.
Offley looking for a guillotine here but Anstey defends easily.
Offley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anstey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anstey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anstey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Offley working a defensive guard but Anstey passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to stand up but Offley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Offley is looking to improve his position.
Anstey seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Offley is trying to control but can't.
Offley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Offley looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Offley wants to get back to full guard.
Offley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anstey pulls his head out easily.
Offley wants to improve his position but Anstey is controlling well.
Offley wants to control but Anstey is keeping busy.
Anstey stands up from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Offley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Offley is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clinton Offley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clinton Offley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anstey tries to clinch but Offley is having none of it.
Anstey clinches.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anstey is pressed up against the cage. Offley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anstey down to the mat. Anstey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anstey tries to clinch up
and Offley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anstey's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Offley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anstey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Offley is controlling him.
Offley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anstey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anstey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Offley trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anstey moves into the clinch.
Anstey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anstey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Offley is working for takedown but Anstey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Offley.
Offley jumps guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anstey is pressed up against the cage. Offley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anstey down to the mat. Anstey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anstey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anstey connects with a crisp jab.
Bunny Anstey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstey clinches up with Offley and pushes him back against the cage.
Offley looking for a takedown.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Offley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anstey has him pressed against the cage.
Anstey has a couple of punches blocked by Offley.
Anstey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Offley backwards.
Anstey gets underhooks to prevent Offley's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offley fails to pull guard.
Offley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anstey walks away with a smile on his face. Offley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anstey wants to clinch.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey tries to clinch there but Offley circles away.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Offley circles away.
Anstey clinches up against the cage.
Offley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anstey smiles and moves away.
Offley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Offley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anstey wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey clinches up with Offley and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clinton Offley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Anstey throws a sloppy body shot
and Offley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anstey's guard.
Offley throws a strike but Anstey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Offley wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anstey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Offley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anstey has managed to get both his arms back between Offley's legs - danger averted.
Offley is looking for a triangle here but Anstey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offley is looking for a sweep.
Offley sneaks back into half guard.
Offley is looking for a sweep. Anstey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Offley to stand up.
Anstey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Offleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Offley saw that one coming.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Offley circles away and keeps his distance.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Offley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Offley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to clinch but Offley moves out of range.
Anstey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Offley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Offley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good standup being displayed there by Anstey as he connects with a hook.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Offley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anstey tries to clinch but Offley is having none of it.
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Offley.
And Offley tries to counter it with a takedown but Anstey pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Anstey cracks Offley with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Offley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Offley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Anstey has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Offley is on him like a limpet, forcing Anstey back against the cage.
Offley jumps guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anstey.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anstey lands a nice uppercut.
Bunny Anstey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Offley tries to pull guard but Anstey won't allow it.
Bunny Anstey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Offley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Offley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Offley tries to score a body lock takedown but Anstey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anstey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Offley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Offley tries for a takedown but Anstey manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anstey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Offleys head.
A short uppercut from Anstey.
Anstey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Offley wants to take the fight to the mat but Anstey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anstey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Offley jumps guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anstey digs a right hand into Offley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Offley's gas tank.
Offley tries for a takedown but Anstey manages to get underhooks.
Offley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Anstey.
Offley is trying to pull guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Anstey working aggressively here.
Offley jumps guard but Anstey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anstey lands a hook that snaps the head of Offley backwards.
That has opened up Clinton Offley's cut even more.
Anstey lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bunny Anstey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anstey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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