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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Solaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skindred - Nobody. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dario Solaric!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solaric tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Solaric tries to clinch but Greene is having none of it.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Solaric shows good takedown defense.
Greene looks for a takedown but Solaric sprawls well.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solaric but Solaric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solaric swings for the body but Greene moves out of range.
Greene falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Solaric counter with a right hand.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown but Solaric manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greene's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greene avoids the body shot from Solaric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene shoots in and drives through. Solaric sprawls well.
Solaric moves in looking to clinch but Greene pushes him off.
Solaric fails to land with a series of punches.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Greene dives in and grabs Solaric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Solaric pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
Greene shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Solaric napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Solaric's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Solaric is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene working the head with strikes.
Solaric can't do much from the bottom here.
Solaric regains half guard, as Greene was trying to land strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solaric defending well though.
Greene decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Solaric shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solaric but Solaric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greene avoids the body shot from Solaric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Greene with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Greene misses.
Greene scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Solaric manages to work his way to half guard, despite Greene's best efforts.
Greene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene throwing shots but Solaric is blocking nicely.
Solaric taking some punishment here, with Greene in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solaric is controlling Greene's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Greene throwing shots but Solaric is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene wants to free his trapped foot but Solaric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Solaric has hold of Greene's hands but Greene slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Solaric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greene.
Solaric trying to control here.
Greene throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Solaric has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greene is working away from the top position though.
Greene thows a huge punch but Solaric dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Greene dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Solaric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greene.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Solaric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greene drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greene distracts Solaric with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greene gets to his feet. Solaric looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Solaric stuffs the takedown attempt from Greene. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Solaric misses with a right hand
and Greene counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solaric gets a clinch.
Greene blocking some punches.
Solaric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greene.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solaric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greene.
Solaric prevents a takedown attempt there.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Solaric misses with a punch to the body.
Greene drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Solaric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Greene is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Solaric is defending well.
Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene gets a takedown into half guard.
Solaric trying to hold on to Greene's head to control him but Greene postures up.
Greene thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solaric's head.
Solaric wants to get back to his feet.
Greene missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Greene thows a huge punch but Solaric dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Solaric defending well though.
Solaric taking some punishment here, with Greene in his half guard.
Greene tries to pass to full mount but Solaric defends it.
Greene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Solaric is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greene scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greene stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Greene shoots in but Solaric avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anzor Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solaric sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Greene throws a right and a left that both miss.
Solaric tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Solaric shows good takedown defense.
Solaric wants to clinch.
Greene misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solaric.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anzor Greene dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Greene shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Solaric but Solaric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Greene is defended easily by Solaric.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Solaric shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solaric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Solaric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solaric throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Greene is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Solaric's half guard.
Greene missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solaric gets back to full guard.
Greene landing with the ground and pound.
Greene working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Solaric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greene lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Solaric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greene is one step ahead there.
Greene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anzor Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Greene decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solaric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Solaric defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Greene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Solaric as he avoids it easily.
Greene closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Greene stalls from top position.
Solaric tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greene wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Solaric can't do much from the bottom here.
Greene content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anzor Greene.
Greene closes this distance looking for a takedown but Solaric circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown. Solaric tries to sprawl out of it but Greene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Solaric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dario Solaric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greene feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anzor Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greene, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anzor Greene!
Anzor Greene decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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