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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Neer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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188 cm
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Neer slaps away a takedown attempt from Antonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neer throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neer. Antonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neer misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neer sprawls well. Neer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Antonio pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antonio is keeping the position for now.
Neer trying to control but Antonio is working from the bottom.
Neer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neer trying to control but Antonio is working from the bottom.
Antonio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neer manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.
Antonio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neer pulls Antonio in close to prevent any damage.
Antonio stands up from Neer's guard - Antonio perhaps looking for a knockout.
Neer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Antonio.
Neer throws a body shot but no joy.
Neer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Neer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neer, as that shot connected.
Josh Neer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antonio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Neer's guard.
Antonio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Antonio trying to control but Neer is working from the bottom.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.
Antonio throwing strikes but missing.
Antonio stands and steps away. Neer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Horrible takedown attempt by Antonio or perhaps it was just good defense by Neer, which made it look bad.
Josh Neer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Antonio.
Neer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
Neer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Antonio is defended easily by Neer.
Antonio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neer.
Antonio goes for a double leg but Neer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Neer continues to drive forward.
Neer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antonio shoots and misses
and Neer counters with a one-two to the body.
Antonio is rocked!
Neer fails to land with a series of punches.
Antonio is still on wobbly legs! Can Neer finish him?
Antonio fails with the takedown
and Neer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Neer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Antonio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neer counters with a huge left! Antonio is in big trouble! He's backing up but Neer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Antonio from any more damage. A dominating finish by Neer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Neer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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