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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Yardow (ranked 2919 p4p, 3524 weight class) and Horus Anubis (ranked 357 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown 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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Yardow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis misses with a double jab.
Anubis swings for the body but Yardow moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Yardow tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yardow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yardow misses with a body shot.
Yardow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anubis works Yardow's body with a nice hook.
Anubis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yardow moves out of range of the strikes.
Yardow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anubis scores with a sloppy right hand. Yardow should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis throws a body punch but Yardow moves out of range.
Yardow digs a good hook to Anubis's body.
Anubis misses with a lunging right hand
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yardow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Anubis misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Yardow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yardow.
Yardow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yardow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anubis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yardow is defending well.
Anubis avoiding damage.
Yardow works on Anubis's body with a couple of short punches.
Yardow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Yardow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anubis has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yardow can't find room to land a body shot as Anubis controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardow prevents a body shot from Anubis.
Yardow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anubis is trying to pull guard but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
Zane Yardow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horus Anubis.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yardow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anubis misses with a punch on the inside.
Anubis gets control of Yardow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anubis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anubis seems keen to control Yardow's posture.
Yardow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anubis on the ground.
Yardow stands up from Anubis's guard - Yardow perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yardow moves into the clinch.
Yardow has a couple of punches blocked by Anubis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardow tries a body shot but Anubis blocks it.
Yardow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anubiss head.
Anubis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yardow walks away with a smile on his face. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Yardow.
Yardow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yardow is looking to wear down Anubis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yardow takes one to the side of the head.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yardow lands an overhand right.
Anubis throws an off balance right hand
and Yardow counters with a one-two to the body.
Yardow throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Yardow moves away and avoids it.
Yardow went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yardow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anubis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yardow swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
A jab from Yardow finds it's way through Anubis's defenses.
Anubis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yardow manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Anubis misses.
Yardow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yardow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anubis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yardow moves away.
Zane Yardow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis misses with an uppercut
and Yardow counters with a nice uppercut.
Yardow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a left hand
and Yardow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yardow tries a body shot but Anubis blocks it.
Yardow lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yardow throws a head punch that misses.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yardow misses with a body punch.
Anubis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yardow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anubis lands a body punch.
Anubis blocking some punches.
Anubis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yardow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yardow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yardow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anubis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yardow lands a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a punch on the inside.
Yardow lands a nice uppercut.
Yardow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anubis struggles to land a body shot inside as Yardow controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yardow throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Yardow avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.
Yardow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anubis lands a body punch.
Anubis stalling the fight.
Yardow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yardow misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yardow has him pressed against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yardow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anubis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yardow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yardow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
Yardow tries to work over Anubis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Yardow.
Yardow blocking some punches.
Yardow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
Yardow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anubis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yardow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yardow blocking some punches.
Anubis tries to pull guard but Yardow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anubis tries to throw a body punch but Yardow avoids it by throwing Anubis back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yardow lands a hook that snaps the head of Anubis backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yardow.
Yardow digs a right hand underneath Anubis's ribcage. Anubis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yardow has Anubis pushed against the cage.
Yardow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yardow lands with a short shot to the head.
Yardow digs a right hand into Anubis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anubis's gas tank.
Anubis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yardow lands a nice shot to the body.
Anubis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yardow misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yardow lands an uppercut.
Yardow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yardow.
Anubis is trying to stall.
Yardow lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Yardow as the two fighters clinch.
Anubis tries to work over Yardow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anubis jumps guard but Yardow stands there with Anubis around his waist. Anubis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yardow.
Anubis tries to work over Yardow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yardow being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Yardow dominated that round.
That's time! Yardow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anubis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yardow lands a jab to the head.
Yardow slips a jab and a cross from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a wild body shot.
Zane Yardow is winning the standup battle so far.
Yardow misses with a few strikes there.
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Yardow - just one landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anubis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis shoots in and drives through. Yardow sprawls well.
Yardow drops Anubis with a beautiful combination! Anubis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yardow is looking for the KO!
Anubis is rocked!
It looks like Horus Anubis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yardow doesn't seem bothered though.
Anubis is still on wobbly legs! Can Yardow finish him?
Yardow looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis seems to have recovered his senses.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yardow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis wants to counter the offense by Yardow and move into the clinch position.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Yardow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yardow tries to bum rush Anubis with a series of wild strikes but Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardow.
Yardow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anubis can do to turn this around?
Yardow misses with a looping right.
Anubis gets tackled into the cage by Yardow. Yardow maintains the clinch.
Yardow manages to break the clinch.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Yardow is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Yardow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yardow staying out of range there.
Anubis looks to throw the jab but Yardow is out of range.
Yardow just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis scores with the left hand. Yardow knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anubis throws a right hand that misses
and Yardow counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yardow lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Anubis can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Yardow and Anubis drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Yardow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Yardow!
A very excited looking Zane Yardow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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