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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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273 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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288 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anthony asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Martin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anthony connects with a decent elbow.
Martin parries the strikes from Anthony easily there. Anthony is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martin to escape.
Anthony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anthony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is trying to control Anthony's posture but Anthony avoids it.
Martin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martin gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anthony trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin 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.
Anthony 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.
Martin is looking to stand up but Anthony isn't so interested in that idea.
Anthony showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Stephen Anthony wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anthony fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a few strikes there.
Anthony shoots in and gets a takedown into Martin's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin wants to stand but Anthony is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anthony drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anthony jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Anthony in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anthony. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anthony throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Martin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has Anthony pulled in close to control his posture.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin controls Anthony momentarily but Anthony frees himself.
Anthony tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Keith Martin.
Anthony lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Anthony.
Nice cross by Martin.
Keith Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Anthony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anthony staying out of range there.
Anthony walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anthony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anthony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anthony darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns Anthony into the cage.
Martin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Anthony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Anthony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin scores with a jab.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Anthony moves away and avoids it.
Anthony throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anthony throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Anthony throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anthony.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
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 Stephen Anthony will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Martin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anthony back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anthony takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Anthony moved out of range.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Anthony fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Anthony persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin trying to hold on to Anthony's head to control him but Anthony postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anthony not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Anthony is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anthony 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.
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Martin wants to get back to full guard but Anthony has passed into side control.
Martin tries to buck Anthony off but Anthony is having none of it.
Anthony wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Anthony is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anthony working away.
Anthony is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Anthony tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anthony scoring with punches from side control.
Stephen Anthony overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anthony tries for a kimura but Martin is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anthony throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin pushes Anthony away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anthony gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Anthony's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is not content to let Anthony control the position.
Anthony tries to advance to mount but can't.
Anthony wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Anthony is working to tighten his grip on Martin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Martin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Anthony is really squeezing tight and eventually Martin passes out! Anthony breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephen Anthony!
A relieved looking Stephen Anthony thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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RATING
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