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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 2459 p4p, 298 weight class) and Anthony Cable (ranked 6524 p4p, 526 weight class). Epirus comes to the ring accompanied by The Devil and The Huntsman. Pyrrhus Epirus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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171 lbs
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Cable!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epirus moves into range and clinches up with Cable.
Epirus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Epirus swings wildly with an uppercut but Cable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Cable.
Epirus pushes off an throws an elbow but Cable leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Epirus gets through Cable's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Epirus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Epirus lands a knee to the head.
Cable tries to break the clinch but Epirus is controlling the position.
Epirus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cable backwards.
Cable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Epirus closes the distance and clinches.
Epirus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epirus misses with the head strike.
Cable tries to break free but Epirus pushes him back against the ropes.
Epirus pushes off an throws an elbow but Cable leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus has a couple of punches blocked by Cable.
Epirus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cable blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Epirus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Cable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cable wants to break free but Epirus has control.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Cable blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epirus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cable blocks it with crossed arms.
Cable blocks an uppercut.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cable's efforts to push away.
Cable tries to circle away but Epirus has him pinned against the ropes.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Cable.
Cable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epirus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cables head.
Epirus lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus swings wildly with an uppercut but Cable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Epirus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Cable.
Cable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cable blocks an elbow strike.
Cable breaks from the clinch.
Epirus rushes Cable and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Epirus throws a punch but it's blocked by Cable.
Epirus misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epirus.
Epirus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cable blocking some punches.
Cable working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable blocks an uppercut.
Epirus misses with a punch on the inside.
Epirus lands an elbow inside.
Cable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Epirus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cable.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Epirus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cable's brow.
Epirus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cable blocks it with crossed arms.
Epirus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cable avoids the elbow strike from Epirus, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Epirus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Epirus throws an elbow but misses.
Cable blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Epirus misses with the head strike.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Epirus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epirus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epirus misses with the head strike.
Epirus has a couple of punches blocked by Cable.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Epirus.
Cable avoids a wild elbow strike from Epirus.
Epirus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Epirus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Epirus gets through Cable's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Epirus fails to land.
Epirus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyrrhus Epirus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Epirus tries to clinch there but Cable circles away.
Epirus gets a clinch.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cable has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Epirus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cable can turn it around.
Epirus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Epirus.
Epirus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Epirus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Epirus misses with the head strike.
Cable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epirus misses with some punches.
Epirus misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cable tries to circle away but Epirus has him pinned against the ropes.
Epirus lands an uppercut.
Epirus tries a knee to the head but Cable blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epirus.
A head punch on the inside from Epirus fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Epirus fails to land.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Cable blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epirus.
Epirus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cable can do to turn this around?
Cable lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Epirus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cable blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cable.
Epirus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cable trying to stall but Epirus improves his position.
A short right from Epirus.
A nice left hand lands by Epirus.
Cable is rocked!
Cable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cable is still on wobbly legs! Can Epirus finish him?
Epirus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cable manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cable seems to have recovered his senses.
Epirus forces Cable back against the ropes and clinches.
Epirus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Epirus pushes Cable back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epirus lands a nice uppercut.
Epirus lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cable to his knees! Epirus keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyrrhus Epirus!
After the fight, Pyrrhus Epirus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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FIGHT
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