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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loyd Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loyd Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anthony sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anthony misses with a body punch
and Anthony takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ventura misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Ventura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anthony counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Ventura both land. Nice combination.
Anthony takes a swing at Ventura's ribcage but misses.
Ventura scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony throws a sloppy body shot
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Ventura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anthony throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Ventura tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Ventura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony ducks right into an uppercut from Ventura.
Ventura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Anthony takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ventura is trying to push Anthony away but Anthony has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ventura clobbers Anthony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Ventura.
Anthony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ventura darts in and clinches Anthony up against the cage.
Anthony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ventura's efforts to push away.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch but Anthony keeps him there for the moment.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ventura wants to break free but Anthony has control.
Anthony breaks the clinch.
Anthony throws a body shot but no joy.
Ventura is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ventura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Ventura scores with a four punch combination!
Ventura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ventura lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony slips under a jab from Ventura.
Anthony is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ventura with a body shot.
Anthony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws out a loose jab but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony misses with a few strikes there.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anthony changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura rushes Anthony and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura tries to circle away but Anthony has him pinned against the cage.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ventura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anthony takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anthony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anthony is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anthony scores with a body shot.
Ventura dodges the punch combination from Anthony.
Donk. Ventura catches Anthony right on the button with a cross.
Anthony throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anthony is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ventura rather than just go for the knockout.
Anthony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ventura.
Anthony takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anthony takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Anthony now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Anthony is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anthony just misses with a punch to the body.
Anthony moves forwards but Ventura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ventura scores with a punch to the head.
Ventura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anthony lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ventura at a distance.
Anthony getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ventura throws out a powerful jab.
Anthony tries to bum rush Ventura with a series of wild strikes but Ventura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ventura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ventura smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Ventura scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Ventura finds it's way through Anthony's defenses.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony slips a jab and a cross from Ventura.
Anthony paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Ventura throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ventura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Ventura.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Ventura throws out a powerful jab.
Ventura throws a right hand that Anthony ducks under and follows up with a left that Anthony also avoids with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ventura fails to land with a series of punches.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ventura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anthony doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ventura misses with a left hand
and Ventura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anthony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ventura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Ventura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anthony can do to turn this around?
Ventura clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Anthony on the inside.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura working hard to break the clinch.
Anthony's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ventura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anthony connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ventura throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Anthony on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ventura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ventura throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ventura. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Tasha Ventura is winning the standup battle so far.
Ventura throws a jab when Anthony was well out of range.
Anthony needs to keep his hands up - Ventura had a free shot at his head there.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a shot to the body
and Ventura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anthony pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthony misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Ventura catches Anthony right on the button with a cross.
Anthony missing with a left hand there. Ventura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anthony lands with a good body shot.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anthony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ventura.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anthony in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ventura scores with a jab to the head.
Ventura slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Ventura misses the target.
Anthony misses with a body shot
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Ventura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ventura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anthony.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ventura cracks Anthony with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ventura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Ventura with a hook.
Anthony takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura throws a shot to the body.
Ventura throws a hook to the side of Anthony's head but Anthony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ventura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ventura tests Anthony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ventura moves away.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Anthony with an uppercut!
Anthony walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anthony misses with an uppercut. Ventura saw that one coming.
Ventura attempts a counter takedown but Anthony avoids it well and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ventura manages to break the clinch.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Ventura's shoulder, as Ventura tries to avoid the shot.
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ventura is looking to break free of the clinch but Anthony has double underhooks.
Ventura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anthony looks to score with a jab to the body but Ventura is just out of range.
Ventura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony.
Ventura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Ventura slips the punch.
Anthony throws a hook to the side of Ventura's head but Ventura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Ventura as he connects with a hook.
Ventura ducks under a wild hook from Anthony.
Anthony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ventura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anthony on the side of the head.
Ventura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anthony's head.
Ventura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anthony. Anthony circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ventura lands a slapping body shot.
Anthony looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Anthony swings for the body but Ventura moves out of range.
Anthony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura scores with a decent looking hook.
Ventura scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ventura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ventura connects with a jab.
Ventura stuns Anthony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ventura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ventura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony breaks from the clinch.
Ventura scores with a hook to the body. Anthony takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ventura.
Anthony gets tackled into the cage by Ventura. Ventura maintains the clinch.
A short right from Anthony.
Ventura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anthony keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anthony prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Anthony manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tasha Ventura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony misses with an uppercut.
Ventura moves into the clinch.
Ventura is trying to break the clinch but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura tries to circle away but Anthony has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura trying to control the position but instead, Anthony has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ventura into the cage.
Ventura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anthony has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anthony.
Ventura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura prevents a body shot from Anthony.
Ventura breaks from the clinch.
Anthony takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
Anthony takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anthony slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anthony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Anthony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ventura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Ventura finds it's target.
A punch combination from Ventura misses.
Nice straight punches there by Anthony. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anthony.
A punch combination from Anthony misses.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ventura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anthony has time to react.
Ventura clobbers Anthony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ventura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anthony misses with a series of wild punches.
Anthony throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ventura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ventura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anthony walks into a jab.
Ventura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anthony on the side of the head.
Loyd Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ventura lands a jab to Anthony's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura misses the jab.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ventura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anthony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ventura has Anthony up against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura blocks an uppercut.
Anthony working aggressively here.
Ventura is looking to break free of the clinch but Anthony has double underhooks.
Anthony manages to break the clinch.
Ventura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura throws a good cross that connects.
Ventura scores with a jab to the body.
Ventura connects with a nice looking jab.
Ventura scores with a sloppy right hand. Anthony should have avoided that one.
Anthony misses the shot to the body.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ventura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura scores with a shot to the body.
Anthony takes one to the side of the head.
Ventura scores with a nice head shot.
Ventura scores with the left hand. Anthony knows he should have avoided that one.
Anthony on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Anthony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anthony misses the jab.
Anthony misses with a hook. Ventura ducked under it nicely.
Anthony scores with a three punch combo!
Anthony misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony looks to land a combination but Ventura avoids it well.
Ventura stuns Anthony with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ventura closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ventura feints a jab promting Anthony to slip. Ventura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anthony slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anthony throws a right hand that misses
and Ventura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ventura lands a nice looking body shot.
Loyd Anthony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura tests Anthony's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ventura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anthony.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ventura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ventura half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ventura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ventura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anthony under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ventura, as that shot connected.
Ventura lands a head shot.
Anthony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anthony instigates a clinch.
Ventura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ventura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anthony on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ventura thuds his right hand into Anthony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ventura cracks Anthony with a good jab.
Tasha Ventura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of Anthony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anthony takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tasha Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ventura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tasha Ventura!
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