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Event:
SMASH: Mazziotti vs Pawlik
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Strålman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body kick from Strålman.
Anto looks for a takedown but Strålman sprawls well.
Strålman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anto's sensitive parts.
Anto shoots for a takedown but Strålman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strålman lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Strålman.
An inside leg kick lands from Strålman.
Strålman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strålman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anto fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strålman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD#
Anto shoots in and gets a takedown into Strålman's guard.#T1#
Anto trying to control but Strålman is working from the bottom.
Anto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Strålman wants to stand up but Anto is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Strålman holds on and takes a little breather.
Anto throws a strike but Strålman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Anto looking for subs off his back but Strålman has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SU2#
Strålman decides to stand up. #T2#
Strålman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anto.
Strålman misses with a body kick.
Strålman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strålman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A combination from Anto does no damage.
Strålman's coach down at whitey's gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Strålman's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Strålman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strålman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut there from Strålman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strålman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strålman wants it to stay on the feet.
Strålman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anto.
Strålman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anto doesn't seem bothered though. #T3#
Strålman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Anto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Strålman! #SUB#
Anto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Strålman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anto's best efforts.
Anto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anto throwing shots but Strålman is blocking nicely.
Strålman wants to improve his position but Anto is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Anto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Strålman sees it coming and defends easily.
Anto trying to control the pace. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anto stops Strålman from getting back to his feet.
Anto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strålman is trying to get back to full guard.
Anto working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anto is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Strålman reverses the position - he's now on top in Anto's guard. #SUB#
Anto looking for a guillotine here but Strålman defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Strålman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Strålman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch but Anto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strålman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ameqran Anto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anto misses with a wild combination.
Strålman throws a series of punches but Anto moves out of range.
A combination from Anto does no damage.
Anto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anto looks to land a combination but Strålman avoids it well.
Strålman tries to clinch but Anto is having none of it.
Strålman connects with an inside leg kick.
Anto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strålman! But no joy.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Strålman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anto swats away the attempt to clinch by Strålman.#T1##CL2#
Strålman clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Strålman breaks the clinch.
Anto misses with a double jab
and Strålman counters with a three punch combo that has Anto backing up. Anto nods at Strålman to acknowledge the strikes.
Anto misses with a takedown attempt - Strålman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strålman is looking to slow Anto down with leg kicks.
Anton Strålman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strålman as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strålman throws a head kick but Anto moves out of range.
Anto is looking for a counter combo.
Strålman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strålman tries to avoid it but Anto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strålman to the ground. Strålman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strålman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anto throws a nice looking combination but Strålman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
Strålman is looking for the big counter here.
Anto just misses with a punch to the body.
Strålman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anto closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strålman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab by Strålman.
Anto lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Strålman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strålman is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Strålman.
Anto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strålman to keep the fight standing.#T3#
Anto is looking to control Strålman's arms but Strålman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anto has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Strålman - that landed with a thud.
Anto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strålman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strålman is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC2#
Strålman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strålman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL2#
Strålman has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Strålman manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Strålman.
Strålman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anto in his tracks.
Anto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strålman counters with a thumping low kick.
Anto cracks Strålman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Strålman. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Strålman misses with a few strikes there.
Strålman wants to clinch.
Anto misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
Strålman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strålman tries to clinch but Anto moves out of range.
Anto attempts a counter takedown but Strålman avoids it well and moves away.#CL2#
Strålman clinches. #BC2#
Strålman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto throws a series of punches but Strålman moves out of range.
Strålman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Strålman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Anto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strålman sprawls well. Strålman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anto gets slowly back to his feet.
Strålman swinging wildly here.
Strålman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anto.
Strålman moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Anto tries to keep at a distance but Strålman has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Strålman manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strålman slips a jab and a cross from Anto.
A little jabbing left from Strålman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Strålman instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Strålman breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Anto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Strålman!
Strålman explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T1#
Anto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Strålman looks to move away, Anto throws a big counter combo but Strålman just gets out of the way.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strålman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Anton Strålman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strålman scores with a leg kick.
Strålman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Strålman as Anto shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Anto misses with a hook
and Strålman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Strålman rushes Anto and presses him up against the cage.
Strålman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strålman to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strålman throws an elbow but misses. #TD#
Anto jumps into guard, dragging Strålman to the mat.
#T2##SU2#
Strålman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Strålman thuds a left hand into Anto's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strålman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strålman feints a counter leg kick.
Anto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strålman throws a right hand that Anto ducks under and follows up with a left that Anto also avoids with ease.
Anto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Anto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Anto connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Strålman has Anto up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Strålman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Strålman jabs Anto right on the nose. Anto blinks but takes it well.
Anto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ameqran Anto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strålman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anto dives in and grabs Strålman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strålman pushes down on Anto's head and hops out.
Anto misses with a takedown
and Strålman counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strålman lands a really nice looking cross but Anto seems unphased.
#CL2#
Strålman drives through and clinches with Anto against the cage.
Anto jumps guard but Strålman stands there with Anto around his waist. Anto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strålman smiles and moves away.
Anto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4##CL2#
Strålman clinches up with Anto and pushes him back against the cage.
Anto wants a takedown.
Anton Strålman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A hook to the body from Strålman.
Strålman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Strålman manages to break the clinch.
Strålman tries to clinch there but Anto circles away.
Strålman throws a right and a left that Anto avoids nicely.
Anto shoots for a takedown but Strålman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anto misses with a takedown attempt - Strålman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Strålman thumps Anto with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Strålman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strålman 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Strålman!
After the fight, Anton Strålman 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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Event:
SMASH: Lacplesis vs Dong
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Anto misses the jab.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Blood Cell shows good takedown defense.
Blood Cell connects with an inside leg kick.
Anto misses with a straight right.
Blood Cell has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anto checks a low kick from Blood Cell.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anto.
Anto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood Cell manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Anto.
Anto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blood Cell's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot by Blood Cell.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
A jab from Blood Cell misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blood Cell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Anto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood Cell closes the distance and clinches up with Anto, looking for a takedown. Blood Cell pushes Anto against the cage but Anto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Anto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Blood Cell takes a swing at Anto's ribcage but misses.
Anto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Anto.
Blood Cell is looking to land body kicks.
Anto throws a front kick aimed at Blood Cell's knee but Blood Cell avoids it well.
Anto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Blood Cell gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage. #BC#
Anto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto moves out of range of the leg kick from Blood Cell.
Anto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Blood Cell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood Cell dives in for a single leg takedown but Anto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blood Cell looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Blood Cell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blood Cell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anto takes a swing at Blood Cell's ribcage but misses.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood Cell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2##TD#
Anto drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anto chips away with some ground and pound.
Anto wants to control from the top but Blood Cell keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood Cell wants to sweep here but Anto controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anto trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood Cell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anto works over Blood Cell with some ground and pound from guard.
Anto wants to pass the guard but Blood Cell is keeping the position.
Anto preventing the sweep. #T3#
Blood Cell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anto controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Blood Cell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Anto defends well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blood Cell wants to sweep but no luck.
Anto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anto trying to control but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Anto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anto wants to control from the top but Blood Cell keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anto wants to stand but Blood Cell has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blood Cell sprawls well. Blood Cell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anto gets slowly back to his feet.
Blood Cell just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood Cell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Blood Cell has Anto up against the cage in a clinch.
Anto throws a head punch that misses.
Blood Cell misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Blood Cell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood Cell.
Anto tries to throw a body punch but Blood Cell avoids it by throwing Anto back against the cage.
Blood Cell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood Cell is defending well.
Blood Cell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but White Blood Cell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Anto checks the leg kick.
Anto is looking to counter punch.
Anto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood Cell circles away.
Blood Cell connects with a jab.
Blood Cell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Blood Cell misses.
Blood Cell lands a glancing blow to the side of Anto's head.
Blood Cell scores with a head kick. Anto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Good work by Blood Cell as he checks the leg kick.
Blood Cell with the counter takedown but Anto avoids it easily.
Anto lands a jab to the head.
Blood Cell looks to land a combination but Anto avoids it well.
Blood Cell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood Cell under the eye.
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!
Blood Cell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Blood Cell.
Blood Cell throws a body kick that misses.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anto.
Anto tests Blood Cell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blood Cell lands with a straight right. Anto didn't see that one coming.#T1##TD#
Blood Cell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blood Cell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anto trying to control but Blood Cell is working from the bottom.
Anto is working Blood Cell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anto works over Blood Cell with some ground and pound from guard.
Blood Cell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anto's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Anto is looking for a triangle but Blood Cell pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Anto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood Cell defends it easily.
Blood Cell trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom. #T2##SUB#
Anto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Blood Cell has passed into half guard!
Anto wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Blood Cell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anto has a hand on Blood Cell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Blood Cell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood Cell looking to finish Anto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anto!
Anto is looking to improve his position but Blood Cell isn't that keen on the idea.
Anto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T3#
Blood Cell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anto tries to reverse the position but Blood Cell maintains control.
Anto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Anto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blood Cell is looking to take a break and control but Anto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Anto looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Blood Cell pushes past his half guard into mount!
Anto regains half guard.
Blood Cell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Blood Cell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anto regains half guard.
Blood Cell is keen to just control but Anto is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Blood Cell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anto wants to control but Blood Cell passes into side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
White Blood Cell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Anto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood Cell manages to avoid it.#TD#
Anto scores with a takedown into Blood Cell's guard.#SUB2#
Blood Cell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anto is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood Cell has wrist control.
Anto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blood Cell keeping full guard, as Anto tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood Cell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blood Cell pulls Anto in close to his closed guard and prevents Anto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anto landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Anto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blood Cell looking for a sweep. Not yet Blood Cell, not yet.
Anto with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Blood Cell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anto lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Blood Cell working for a triangle but Anto defends it easily.
#SUB#
Anto has gone for a leg lock! Blood Cell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Anto's guard.#REVB##T2##SUB#
Blood Cell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blood Cell has managed to get both his arms back between Anto's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Anto is looking for a triangle but Blood Cell pushes his legs off easily.
Ameqran Anto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blood Cell trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom.
Anto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Anto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blood Cell escapes and throws Anto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Anto is looking for a sweep.#T3##SUB2#
Blood Cell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blood Cell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blood Cell wants to control but Anto is keeping him busy.
Anto tries to buck Blood Cell off but Blood Cell is having none of it.
Anto manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blood Cell wants to free his trapped foot but Anto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Anto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood Cell manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Anto distracts Blood Cell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anto landing with the ground and pound.
Anto scoring with some ground and pound.
Blood Cell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anto with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anto throwing strikes from guard but Blood Cell blocks nicely.
Blood Cell trying to keep a closed guard but Anto is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ameqran Anto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blood Cell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... White Blood Cell!
White Blood Cell 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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Event:
SMASH: McQuirre vs Stralman
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Anto quickly recovers to half guard.
Barbosa wants to control but Anto is keeping him busy.
Anto trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa passes to side control.
Anto is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Barbosa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barbosa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barbosa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Anto!
Anto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anto is looking to escape.
Anto prevents Barbosa from taking his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa wants to take his opponent's back but instead Anto manages to regain half guard.
Anto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Anto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barbosa's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Barbosa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Barbosa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Anto doesn't defend quickly enough and Barbosa has managed to lock this one up! Can Anto escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Barbosa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caio Barbosa!
Caio Barbosa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Top Gun Nutrition, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
SMASH: McQuirre vs Barbosa
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Anto does it's job there.
Loco shoots in and drives through. Anto sprawls well.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Anto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Loco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mono Loco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anto.
Anto scores with a body shot.
Loco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Loco somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Anto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Loco.
Loco looks for a takedown but Anto sprawls well.
Anto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anto leaves Loco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Anto tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anto catches Loco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#It looks like Mono Loco has been cut.#T2#
Loco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loco.
Anto drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Loco's head, knocking him out cold! Anto is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ameqran Anto! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Anto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes throws a looping overhand right but Anto ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anto's sensitive parts. #TD#
Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
Anto is looking to reverse the position.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anto taking a bit of punishment here - Hughes scoring with strikes.
Hughes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hughes off and has taken his back!
Anto punches the canvas rather than the man.
A lull in the action here.
Well, with Anto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hughes is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T1#
Anto punches the canvas rather than the man.
Hughes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Hughes right now.
Hughes avoids the strikes from Anto.
Anto keeps control of the position as Hughes tries to break free.
Hughes trying to control but not successfully.
Hughes is covering up but some of the strikes from Anto are getting through and doing damage.
Anto tries to get the hooks in deep but Hughes pushed the leg off.
Hughes trying to control the hands but Anto breaks the grip. #T2#
Hughes covering up well under a series of strikes from Anto.
Anto avoiding Hughes 's attempts to control his hands.
Anto scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
#SUB2#
Hughes is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anto gets his way!
Hughes trying to control the hands but Anto breaks the grip.
Anto controls the action.
Hughes tries to break free.
Hughes manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anto's guard. Nice work there by Hughes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughes's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Anto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
Anto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Anto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hughes stands up over Anto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4##SUB2#
Anto has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Anto looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
#SUB#
Hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anto dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Hughes is trying to keep Anto in close.
Hughes controlling Anto's posture.
Anto throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anto is controlling him.
Anto forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Anto connects with a body shot.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes connects with a solid leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hughes.
Anto slaps away a takedown attempt from Hughes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Anto misses.
Anto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto slips a jab from Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anto misses the shot to the body.
Hughes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Anto.
Anto misses with a wild body shot.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Anto tries to counter it with a takedown but Hughes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hughes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hughes lands with a shot to the body.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anto throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Anto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Anto misses.
Jab, jab by Anto - just one landing.
Anto scores with a jab to the body.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Hughes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Hughes.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Anto throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anto scores with a nice strike.
Anto with a jab.
Hughes moves out of range of the strikes.
Anto misses the shot to the body.
Anto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Anto blocks the leg kick.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anto is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Anto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Hughes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
Bronson Hughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes scores with a punch to the head.
Anto throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anto throws a big shot that misses.
Anto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.#T3#
Hughes lands the left hand.
Hughes connects with a jab.
Anto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hughes scores with a sloppy right hand. Anto should have avoided that one.
Hughes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice uppercut lands for Hughes. That snapped Anto's head back.
#TD#
Hughes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Anto sneaks out the side door and pushes Hughes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes lands with an overhand left.
Anto punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Anto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hughes scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Hughes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes throws a low kick but Anto moves out of range easily.
Hughes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anto throws out the jab.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anto! But no joy.
Anto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anto with the counter takedown but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Antos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hughes misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Anto.
Anto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
A little jabbing left from Anto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Anto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bronson Hughes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Hughes scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#TD#
Hughes shoots in and bounces Anto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Anto controlling Hughes's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Anto blocks nicely.
Hughes postures up in Anto's guard and throws a big left but Anto blocks it.
Hughes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anto's head.#T1#
Anto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronson Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Anto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anto has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes working some strikes from top position.#T2##SUB2#
Anto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Anto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Anto!#REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Anto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anto is keeping the position for now.
Bronson Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Anto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hughes trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Anto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hughes works over Anto with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Anto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughes won't allow Anto to sweep him here.
Hughes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hughes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hughes is working Anto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hughes 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bronson Hughes!
Our winner, Bronson Hughes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son shoots in looking for a takedown but Anto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Son's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anto is looking for a counter combo.
Son avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anto throws a combination that misses
and Son counters with a nice body shot.
Son shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anto sprawls well. Anto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Son gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Anto shoots in and gets a takedown into Son's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Son wants to stand but Anto is controlling the position.
Anto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Anto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anto is working hard here to advance position.
Son is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB#
Son tries to stand but as he's on his way up, Anto locks on to a trailing arm. Oh, he's locked on a tight looking armbar - it looks tight! Anto rolls him over and extends the submission further. Son is forced to tap! He'll be kicking himself for that sloppy move but that was very slick from Anto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ameqran Anto!
After winning the bout, Ameqran Anto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 42
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Trudeau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Trudeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Trudeau misses with a straight left.
Anto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trudeau closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Trudeau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anto doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Trudeau.
Anto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trudeau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anto misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Trudeau.
A shot to the liver by Anto. Beautiful body shot.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anto gets slowly back to his feet.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
#CL#
Anto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trudeau, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch but Anto keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Anto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trudeau's guard.
Anto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Trudeau is looking for a triangle but Anto pushes his legs off easily.
Anto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeau is trying to control the position but Anto postures up.
Anto wants to stand but Trudeau is controlling his posture from full guard.
Our spies down at at House of 1000 Corpses inform us that Trudeau has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Anto stopping the sweep attempt from Trudeau.#T2##SUB2#
Trudeau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anto slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Trudeau isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anto stacks Trudeau on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anto!
Anto controls the position.
Trudeau is looking to regain half guard here but Anto keeps moving and retains side control.
Trudeau keeps trying to improve his position.
Anto is staying tight to Trudeau's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Anto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Trudeau tries to buck Anto off but Anto is having none of it.#T3#
Anto happy to just control the position for now.
Trudeau tries to improve position but can't.
Trudeau is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anto working the ground and pound.
Trudeau is looking to regain half guard here but Anto keeps moving and retains side control.
Trudeau on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Trudeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SU#
Anto stands up. #T4##TD#
Anto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Trudeau is letting Anto control him for a moment.
Anto lands a decent elbow from side control.
Trudeau is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Anto stands up.
Trudeau throws a hook to the side of Anto's head but Anto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trudeau is looking to land body kicks.
Anto looks for a takedown but Trudeau sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anto slips under a jab.
Anto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yves Trudeau will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anto.
Trudeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Anto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trudeau is looking to break free of the clinch but Anto has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Anto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto tries for a takedown but Trudeau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trudeau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trudeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Anto gets a double leg takedown into Trudeau's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau working a defensive guard here.
Anto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anto wants to control from the top but Trudeau keeps moving. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trudeau is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Trudeau is looking to stand up but Anto won't let him.
Trudeau advances to half guard.
Trudeau wants to stand but Anto has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Trudeau has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Anto works to full guard.
Trudeau won't allow Anto to sweep him here.
Anto keeping moving, preventing Trudeau from controlling successfully.
Anto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trudeau manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Anto passes Trudeau's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Trudeau trying to control from the bottom.
Trudeau wants to get back to full guard.
Ameqran Anto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trudeau wants to control but Anto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anto slips a nice elbow through Trudeau's hands, connecting with Trudeau's forehead.
Anto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Trudeau is looking to improve his position.
Trudeau trying to control from the bottom.
#T3#
Trudeau wants to improve his position but Anto is controlling well.
Anto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anto prevents Trudeau from improving his position.
Trudeau trying to hold on to Anto's head to control him but Anto postures up.
Anto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trudeau with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Trudeau gets full guard.
Anto forces his way into half guard.#SU#
Anto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Trudeau throws a head kick but Anto moves out of range.
Anto tries to counter with a takedown but Trudeau is quick to defend against it.
Anto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4##TD#
Trudeau gets caught flat footed, as Anto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trudeau wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anto manages to pass to side control.
Trudeau is breathing heavily.#REVB#
Trudeau wants to improve his position but Anto is controlling well.
Trudeau trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Anto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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!#SU#
Anto stands up and beckons Trudeau to join him on the feet.
Trudeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trudeau throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anto counters with a straight right hand.
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trudeau sprawls well. Trudeau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anto gets slowly back to his feet.
As Anto backs off Trudeau throws a huge counter combo but Anto manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameqran Anto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Trudeau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anto counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Trudeau badly! Anto follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Trudeau out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Anto finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ameqran Anto!
Our winner, Ameqran Anto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 39
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Anto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghouti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Ghouti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ghouti tries a body shot but Anto blocks it.
We've been informed that Anto has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ghouti tries to throw a body punch but Anto avoids it by throwing Ghouti back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ghouti.
Anto wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghouti won't allow it.
#BC#
Ghouti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghouti connects with a crisp jab.
Ghouti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anto.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Ghouti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anto fails to pull guard.
A short right from Ghouti. #T1#
Ghouti wants to break free but Anto has control.
#BC#
Ghouti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Ghouti shows good takedown defense.
Al Ghouti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Ghouti scores with a jab.#CL#
Ghouti darts in and clinches Anto up against the cage.#BC#
Ghouti manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Anto gets caught napping as Ghouti dives in and scores a takedown. Anto manages to retain guard.
Anto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ghouti prevents Anto from getting back to his feet.
Ghouti is looking to work some ground and pound but Anto has wrist control.
Ghouti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ghouti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ghouti throws an elbow that misses. Anto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ghouti's guard. Nice move by Anto!#REVB#
Ghouti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anto's guard. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anto keeping moving, preventing Ghouti from controlling successfully. #T2#
Anto looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto is looking to stand up but Ghouti isn't so interested in that idea.
Ghouti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Anto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ghouti cracks Anto with a solid left hand.
Anto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghouti wants to control from the top but Anto keeps moving.
Ghouti throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghouti controlling from the top position.
Ghouti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Ghouti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anto is keeping the position for now.
Ghouti is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ghouti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ghouti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ghouti 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.
Anto tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ghouti is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ghouti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ghouti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anto can't keep his opponent in guard - Ghouti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ghouti is nestled in close to Anto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anto wants to improve his position but Ghouti is controlling well.
Ghouti thows a huge punch but Anto dodges it nicely.
Ghouti is trying to control the action in half guard but Anto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ghouti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ghouti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ghouti throws a big shot that misses.
Ghouti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ghouti wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Ghouti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ghouti but Ghouti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anto misses with a takedown
and Ghouti counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Ghouti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Anto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ghouti tries to avoid it but Anto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ghouti to the ground. Ghouti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the liver by Ghouti. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ghouti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ghouti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anto back to the cage. Ghouti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ghouti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Ghouti.
Anto moves in looking to clinch but Ghouti pushes him off.
Ghouti looks to land a combination but Anto avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghouti lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Ghouti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ghouti clinches. #T1##TD#
Ghouti gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ghouti wants to take a breather but Anto is having none of it.
Anto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ghouti passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ghouti scoring with strikes but Anto is staying in there.
Al Ghouti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghouti lands a nice shot to the head.
Anto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ghouti winds up and cracks Anto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ghouti trying to control the pace.
Ghouti is keen to just control but Anto is a slippery customer.#T2#
Anto is trying to get back to full guard.
Anto is staying active underneath Ghouti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anto trying to hold on to Ghouti's head to control him but Ghouti postures up.
Anto is looking to escape.
Anto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto is looking to stand up but Ghouti isn't so interested in that idea.
Ghouti trying to control but Anto is working from the bottom. #T3#
Ghouti throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Anto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anto keeping moving, preventing Ghouti from controlling successfully.
Ghouti lands a couple of digs.
Anto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghouti controls the pace.
Ghouti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ghouti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Anto gets a double leg takedown into Ghouti's guard.
Ghouti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anto can do to turn this around?#T4#
Ghouti has a closed guard, preventing Anto from standing up. #SU2#
Anto gets to his feet - Ghouti follows without any prompting.
Ghouti misses with an uppercut.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ghouti as he avoids it easily.
Ghouti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anto's head.
Ghouti moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anto is defended easily by Ghouti.
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
As Anto looks to move away, Ghouti throws a big counter combo but Anto just gets out of the way.
Ghouti scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Ghouti 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!
#R3#
Ghouti connects with a jab.
Anto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ghouti defends it nicely.
Anto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ghouti.
Ghouti jabs Anto right on the nose. Anto blinks but takes it well.
Ghouti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anto manages to avoid it.
Ghouti throws the left hand but Anto avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Ghouti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghouti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anto shoots in and drives through. Ghouti sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anto.
Al Ghouti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Ghouti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ghouti lands a jab to the head.
Ghouti throws out a loose jab but Anto uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Anto slips a jab from Ghouti.
Anto with the counter takedown but Ghouti avoids it easily.#CL#
Ghouti closes the distance and pushes Anto back into the cage.
Anto fails to pull guard.
Ghouti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ghouti tries a body shot but Anto blocks it.
#BC#
Ghouti breaks from the clinch.
Ghouti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#TD#
Ghouti drives through with a takedown into Anto's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ghouti is working Anto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Anto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anto wants to get back to his feet but Ghouti is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ghouti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ghouti is working Anto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ghouti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Anto is looking for a triangle but Ghouti pushes his legs off easily.
Ghouti throws a big right hand that misses.
Anto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghouti is one step ahead there.
Ghouti wants to control from the top but Anto keeps moving. #SUB2#
Ghouti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Anto keeping moving, preventing Ghouti from controlling successfully.
Ghouti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB2#
Anto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ghouti defends it easily.
Ghouti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ghouti trying to control the position from guard on top but Anto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghouti advances position into side control!#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ghouti controls the position.
Anto tries to improve position but can't.
Ghouti trying to control the action but Anto is working from the bottom.
Anto defending against the ground and pound.
Ghouti in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ghouti grinds an elbow into Anto's temple.
Anto is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghouti trying to control the position but Anto is working away.
Anto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anto takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Ghouti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghouti 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Ghouti!
A very excited looking Al Ghouti rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Ameqran Anto had this to say: 'Thanks for coming '.
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Event:
RapidFC Tokyo 36
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
#R1#
No luck for Anto with that takedown attempt. #TD#
Anto gets the takedown into side control.
Astro dodges the ground and pound from Anto.
Astro is pushing Anto's head away, looking to escape. Anto manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T1#
Anto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Astro some visible discomfort.
#SU#
Anto decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Anto moves into the clinch.
Anto has a couple of punches blocked by Astro.
Anto prevents Astro from breaking the clinch.
Anto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC2#
Astro breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Astro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Astro is looking to land body kicks.
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.#TD#
Anto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T2#
Anto is nestled in close to Astro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SU#
Anto decides to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astro throws a hook but Anto avoids it easily.
It looked like Anto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Astro misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anto slips under a jab.
Astro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Astro takes a swing at Anto's ribcage but misses.
Anto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Astro.
Anto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD#
Anto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Astro quickly recovers to half guard.
Astro tries to kick Anto off but Anto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anto slips a nice elbow through Astro's hands, connecting with Astro's forehead.
Anto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Anto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Astro is trying to stand back up but Anto is controlling him
#SU#
Anto escapes and gets back to his feet.
Anto lands a nice shot to the body.
Astro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anto tries to counter with a takedown but Astro is quick to defend against it.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Astro misses the body punch
and Anto counters with a stiff right hand.
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Astro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anto has his takedown stuffed
and Astro counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anto shoots for a double leg takedown but Astro sprawls well. He's pushed Anto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Astro misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Anto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anto wants to control but Astro is keeping him busy. #SU#
Anto decides to stand and escape the position.
Astro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anto. #TD#
Anto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Astro!
Astro is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ameqran Anto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Anto tries to move into range but Astro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Astro swivels and escapes.
Astro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Astro avoids it really well and circles away.
Astro scores with a jab. Anto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Charlie Astro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anto shoots and misses
enabling Astro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astro misses with a hook. Anto ducked under it nicely.
Anto feinted with a counter takedown.
Anto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice sprawl there from Astro as Anto shoots in.
Astro throws a jab when Anto was well out of range.
Anto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Astro.
Anto blocks a jab.
Anto attempts a counter takedown but Astro avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Astro throws a big shot that misses.
Anto feinted with a counter takedown.
Anto scores with a decent looking hook.
Anto shoots for a double leg takedown but Astro sprawls well. He's pushed Anto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Astro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anto somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Astro misses.
Astro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anto.
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
Astro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Anto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Astro is trying to defend but Anto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Astro has one foot on Anto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Astro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Astro slaps away a takedown attempt from Anto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Astro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Astro lands a nice looking body shot.
Astro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Astro.
Astro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Astro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anto.
Nice body kick there by Astro.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.#T3#
Astro cracks Anto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Astro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Astro throws out a powerful jab.
Anto cracks Astro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Astro swats away the attempt to clinch by Anto.
Anto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Astro as he jumps to the side.
Astro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Astro connects with a body shot that sends Anto's belly button to the back.
Anto tries for a takedown but Astro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Astro throws a lazy uppercut
and Anto counters with a straight right hand.
Anto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.
Astro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astro looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Astro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Astro.
Anto is looking to counter the offense by Astro and move into the clinch.
Anto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Astro swivels and escapes.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Anto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Astro just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Astro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Astro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Astro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
#R3#
Anto with a poor takedown
letting Astro counter with a right hand.
Astro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Astro scores with a nice head shot.
Anto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Astro.
Anto attempts a counter takedown but Astro avoids it well and moves away.
Astro cracks a nice hook into Anto's ribs.
Anto lands with a right hand.
Astro connects with a looping right hand.
Anto looks for a takedown but Astro sprawls well.
Anto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Astro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anto scrambles back to his feet.
Anto moves away from the strike by Astro.
Astro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anto lands a really nice looking cross but Astro seems unphased.
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!
Anto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ameqran Anto. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anto has time to react.
Astro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Anto closes the distance and pushes Astro back into the cage.
Anto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Astro walks away with a smile on his face. Anto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Astro misses.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto moves away from the strike by Astro.
Astro throws a nice looking combination but Anto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Astro to score with a decent uppercut.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Astro gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage.
Astro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anto has time to react.
Astro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anto. Anto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Anto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto slips a jab from Astro.#T2#
Astro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astro looks to throw the jab but Anto is out of range.
Anto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Astro defends it nicely.
Astro looks to land a combination but Anto avoids it well.
Anto slips a straight right by Astro.
Anto tries to clinch but Astro moves out of range.
Anto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Astro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anto.
Decent striking displayed by Astro there.
Anto closes the distance but Astro moves to the side
enabling Astro to counter with a crisp jab.
Anto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Astro paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Astro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Anto slips under a jab.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anto darts in trying to clinch
and Astro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anto slips under a jab from Astro.
Astro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Astro. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Astro misses with an uppercut. Anto saw that one coming.
Astro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Astro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charlie Astro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Anto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Astro defends well and Anto ends up having to push Astro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Astro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Astro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Astro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
and Anto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anto. #ES2#
Astro has his feet on Anto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Astro misses.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
Astro falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Anto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anto passes into half guard.
Astro is trying to stand up here but Anto is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Astro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Astro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Astro!
Charlie Astro 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.
The defeated Ameqran Anto had this to say: 'Thanks for coming '.
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Event:
RapidFC 51
Date: Nov 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Tosen misses with an uppercut.
Tosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anto works Tosen's body with a nice hook.
Tosen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anto wants to clinch.
Anto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen dips to his left and cracks Anto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Anto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tosen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anto is in Tosen's guard.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Tosen is trying to control the position but Anto postures up.
Tosen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anto told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#T1#
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Tosen working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anto tries to stand but Tosen is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Tosen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tosen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Tosen is trying to keep Anto in close.
Tosen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anto trying to control but Tosen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Anto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anto is fighting to break Tosen's control of his arms but Tosen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anto with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SUB#
Tosen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anto passes into half guard.
Anto passes into side control, despite Tosen's attempt to control the position.
Tosen struggling a bit here.#SU2#
Anto stands up and beckons Tosen to his feet. #TD2#
Anto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tosen did well to prevent Anto getting side control.#SUB2#
Anto is trying to work for a kimura but Tosen is defending well.
#SUB#
Tosen looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Tosen keeping hold of Anto's head, controlling as best he can.
Tosen wants to control but Anto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tosen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tosen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosen trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameqran Anto dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD2#
Anto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anto trying to control but Tosen is working from the bottom.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Tosen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anto showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tosen sizes up Anto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tosen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Anto gets a takedown into half guard.
Anto trying to pass the guard but Tosen defending well.
Tosen wants to get back to full guard.
Anto missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Tosen trying to control from the bottom.
Anto wants to control but Tosen is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Anto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Tosen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anto pulls his head out easily.
Anto wants to take a breather but Tosen is having none of it.
Anto lands with a punch from half guard.
Anto content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Tosen preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tosen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tosen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Tosen has his foot on Anto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anto works his way back into a safe position though.
Tosen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SU2#
Anto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tosen, up you get!
Anto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tosen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tosen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Tosen cracks Anto with an open hand slap.
Anto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD2#
Anto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tosen on his heels. He'll look to pass Tosen's guard now, I'm sure.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving.
Anto 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.
Tosen looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tosen has a closed guard, preventing Anto from standing up.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ameqran Anto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tosen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD2#
Anto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tosen to the ground. Anto is now in Tosen's guard.
Tosen keeping moving, preventing Anto from controlling successfully.
Anto is looking to stand up but Tosen won't let him.
Tosen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Tosen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anto is aware though and is defending well.
Anto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ameqran Anto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anto wants to control from the top but Tosen keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T1##CL2#
Anto gets a clinch.
Tosen lands with a light punch inside.
Tosen just leaning against Anto, taking a breather.
Anto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tosen is looking to control Anto's arms but Anto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tosen has his back to the cage.
Tosen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anto blocks it with crossed arms.
Tosen stops a takedown attempt from Anto.
Anto can't break the clinch.
Tosen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anto blocking some punches.
Anto can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tosen.
Anto is trying to pull guard but Tosen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Anto manages to break the clinch.
Tosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Anto is just out of range.
Mama Tosen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tosen swats away the attempt to clinch by Anto.
Tosen wants to clinch up but Anto keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Tosen misses.
Tosen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tosen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tosen.#TD2#
Anto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tosen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tosen wants to control but Anto postures up.#SU2#
Anto stands up and beckons Tosen to his feet. #T3##TD2#
Tosen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tosen has Anto pulled in close to control his posture.
Anto trying to control the position from guard on top but Tosen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ameqran Anto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anto 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.
Tosen pulls Anto in close to prevent any damage.
Tosen controls Anto momentarily but Anto frees himself. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anto content to stall in guard here.
Tosen is trying to keep Anto in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tosen is proving hard to escape from. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Anto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ameqran Anto.
I've got Anto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ameqran Anto!
Our winner, Ameqran Anto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
RFC Showdown in Tokyo 26
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anto manages to avoid it.
Anto tries to clinch up but Ferguson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Anto rushes Ferguson and presses him up against the cage.
Anto blocking some punches.
#BC#
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anto shoots in but no luck this time.
Anto connects with a right hand. Ferguson shakes it off.
We've been told by Ferguson's head coaches at Blood & Sand that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferguson throws a jab when Anto was well out of range.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Anto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Anto scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a three punch combo that has Anto backing up. Anto nods at Ferguson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anto fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Anto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anto is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
#T1##CL#
Ferguson gets a clinch. #BC#
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anto darts in trying to clinch
and Anto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Anto's head but Anto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anto moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Anto ducks down to avoid it.
Anto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferguson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anto manages to avoid it.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Riley Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Ferguson throws a hook but Anto blocks it.
Ameqran Anto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Anto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ferguson's half guard.
Anto is trying to control the action in half guard but Ferguson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anto is trying to control. Ferguson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
#ES#
Ferguson pushes Anto off and gets back to his feet.
Ferguson lands with a nice body punch.
Anto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anto slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Anto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anto fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Anto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Anto is looking to clinch but Ferguson is avoiding it.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferguson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anto has his takedown stuffed
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson misses with a straight right.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anto avoids the body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anto was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
As Ferguson backs off Anto throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.#TD2#
Anto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Anto stops Ferguson from getting back to his feet.
#T4#
Anto wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson has hold of Anto's hands but Anto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Anto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Anto controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Anto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferguson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anto's head.
Anto darts in looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets double underhooks and turns Anto into the cage.
Ferguson connects with a single shot there.
Anto fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ameqran Anto.
Anto ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Anto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Anto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anto is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferguson misses the target.#CL#
Ferguson has Anto up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Anto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ferguson regains guard.
#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Ferguson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC#
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Anto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Ferguson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anto shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anto shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Ferguson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anto staying out of range there.
Anto punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
Anto moves out of range of the strikes.
Anto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Anto goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anto can do to turn this around?#T2#
Ferguson misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Anto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Anto manages to pass to side control. #SUB2#
Anto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ferguson defend it? Anto steps over the head and cranks it - Ferguson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Anto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ameqran Anto!
After winning the bout, Ameqran Anto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
RapidFC 40
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Anto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Two seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Two throws a hook but Anto avoids it easily.
Anto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Two pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
Two looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Two throws a nice outside leg kick.
Two with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Two avoids the body shot from Anto.
Anto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anto misses with a left hand
and Two cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anto slips a jab from Two.
Anto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Two.
Two lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anto throws a body punch but Two moves out of range.
Two turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Anto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Two throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Two shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Two.
Anto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Anto. #T2#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anto!
Two misses with a body kick.
Test Two seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Two's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anto under the eye.
Two throws a nice outside leg kick.
Two throws a low kick but Anto avoids it.
Anto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anto avoids the head kick by Two.
Anto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Two.
Anto digs a good hook to Two's body.
Two jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Two misses with a low kick.
Anto misses with a wild body shot.
Two throws out a loose jab but Anto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anto throws a counter combo.#T3#
Anto throws a body punch but Two moves out of range.
Two throws a head kick that misses.
Anto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick from Two lands but Anto takes it in his stride.
Two lands an overhand right.
Anto slips under a jab.
Anto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Two throws a hook but Anto avoids it easily.
Anto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Test Two has been cut.
Two throws a sloppy head kick and Anto moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Anto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Two throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Two.
Two staying out of range there.
Two appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Jab from Two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Two throws a jab when Anto was well out of range.
Anto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Two throws out the jab.
It seemed like Anto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Two misses with an uppercut.
Two walks into a stiff left hand from Anto.
Anto takes a swing at Two's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Two misses the target.
Anto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Two rather than just go for the knockout.
Anto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anto lands with a cross.
Anto walks into a straight right hand from Two.
Nice defenses there by Anto.
Anto stuns Two with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anto lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Test Two dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Test Two's cut.
That's time! Two's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Two throws a body punch but Anto moves out of range.
Two shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anto throws a sloppy body shot
and Two counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Two takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Two.
Two jabs Anto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Test Two is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Two finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Anto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anto slips a jab from Two.
Two lands with a right hand.
Two throws a hook but Anto blocks it.
Anto blocks a low kick nicely.
Two's corner calls for a 1-2. Two obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Anto takes a swing at Two's ribcage but misses.
Two avoids the body shot from Anto.
Anto jabs Two to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Two has got the better of the exchanges.
Two connects with a solid leg kick.
Anto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anto scores with the left hand. Two knows he should have avoided that one.
Two connects with a leg kick. Anto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Two attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Two misses its intended target.
Two throws a poor cross that misses
letting Anto counter with a right hand.
Two throws a head kick that misses.
Anto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Two at a distance.
Two is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anto can do to turn this around?
Anto defending well as Two loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Two.
Two walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Two throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Anto misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anto scores with a sloppy right hand. Two should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
Test Two's cut is getting worse.
Anto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Two.
Two misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Two misses the target.
Two throws a hook but Anto blocks it.
Two is looking to land body kicks.
Anto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Anto misses the shot to the body.
Anto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
#T3#
Two throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anto! But no joy.
Two throws a lazy right hand but Anto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Two takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Two jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anto tries to clinch but Two is having none of it.
Two looks to land a left hand but Anto moved out of range nicely.
Two chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Anto misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Two misses the target.
Two thows a body kick. Anto tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T4#
Anto scores with a nice head shot.
Anto lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Anto slips under a jab from Two.
Two misses with a head kick.
Anto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Two throws a lazy right hand but Anto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Two with a body shot.
Anto scores with a sloppy right hand. Two should have avoided that one.
Two throws a big shot that misses.
Anto throws out a counter right but Two avoids it with no problem.
Anto misses with a body shot.
Anto lands with a right hand.
Two takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anto scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Two misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Test Two will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Test Two'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!
#R3#
Donk. Anto catches Two right on the button with a cross.
Two misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anto slips a straight right by Two.
Two looks to throw the jab but Anto is out of range.
Two cracks Anto with a good jab.
Anto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Two.
Two throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Anto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Two.
Two misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anto jabs at Two's body.
Anto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Two moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Anto.
#T1#
Two buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Two waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anto.
Two throws a leg kick which misses Anto's front leg but catches the back leg as Anto tries to avoid it.
Two lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anto's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Two.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anto.
Anto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
Anto drops his hands momentarily and Two takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Two swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Two cracks Anto with a good jab.
Ameqran Anto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Two throws a shot from downtown. Anto moves away and avoids it.
Two tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anto checks a leg kick nicely.
Anto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
Test Two's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Anto. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Anto.
Anto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Two throwing a counter right hand but Anto manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Anto blocks the low kick.
Anto ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Two walks into a straight right hand from Anto.#T3#
Anto takes one on the button.
Two moves forwards but Anto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anto jabs at Two's body.
A jab from Two misses.
Anto jabs Two right on the nose. Two blinks but takes it well.#ROC2#
Two is rocked!#CUT2#
Jeez, Test Two's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Anto misses with an uppercut
and Two counters with a good, hard body kick but Anto shrugs it off.
Two looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Two misses with a low kick.
Anto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Two was well out of range. Poor timing from Anto.
Two quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A big right from Two misses.
Two throws a series of punches but Anto avoids them all with ease.
Two throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Anto looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
Two fires out a quick counter leg kick but Anto just manages to avoid it.
Anto looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
Two lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anto at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Anto blocks the low kick.
Anto throws a body punch but Two moves out of range.
Two ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anto moves away.
Two buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Two lands the left hand.
Two throws the left hand but Anto avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Test Two showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Two 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Test Two!
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