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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slipknot - Custer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei checks a leg kick nicely.
Mei is looking to counter punch.
Anselmo throws a low kick, looking for Mei's leg but Mei calmly moves out of range.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Mei moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mei misses the target.
Mei connects with a body shot.
Mei misses with a hook
and Anselmo counters with a good low kick that Mei was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Mei.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei lands a nice shot to the body.
Anselmo lands with a kick to the temple. Mei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anselmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anselmo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mei cracks Anselmo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mei.
Anselmo tried to score with a low kick but Mei checks it.
Mei has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigMouth Cabrons in the buildup to the fight.
Mei misses with a looping right.
Mei checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mei scores with a nice right hand.
Mei clobbers Anselmo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mei.
Mei checks a leg kick nicely.
Anselmo looks to throw a body kick
and Mei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mei stuns Anselmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mei is able to avoid easily.
Mei throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anselmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
An inside leg kick from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mei.
Anselmo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Mei checks it.
Mei throws a right hand that misses
and Anselmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mei finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Mei misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut.
Mei works Anselmo's body with a nice hook.
Mei blocks a head kick by Anselmo.
Jab, jab by Mei - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Mei.
Anselmo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mei misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Anselmo slams his shin into Mei's torso.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mei misses with a body punch
and Anselmo counters with a good, hard body kick but Mei shrugs it off.
Anselmo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Mei.
Mei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mei misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mei just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anselmo throws out a leg kick but Mei moves out of range and Anselmo only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Mei.
Mei misses the jab.
Anselmo feints a counter leg kick.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mei. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmo is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice jab there from Mei.
Anselmo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anselmo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Mei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mei. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Anselmo misses
and Mei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Anselmo takes one to the side of the head.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Mei's knee but Mei avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Mei misses its target.
Mei takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anselmo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mei counters with a stiff right hand.
Mei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mei.
Anselmo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mei throws out a powerful jab.
Anselmo misses with a low kick.
Mei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo scores with a jab to the body.
Mei blocks a jab.
Anselmo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Mei's knee but Mei avoids it well.
Nice cross by Mei.
Anselmo looks to land a combination. Mei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anselmo cracks Mei with an open hand slap.
Mei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mei checks a leg kick nicely.
Mei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anselmo motions for Mei to come forward. Anselmo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Mei.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mei blocks the leg kick.
Anselmo takes one on the button.
Anselmo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Mei cracks Anselmo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Anselmo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mei finish him?
Anselmo is rocked!
It looks like Corey Anselmo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Mei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anselmo is still on wobbly legs! Can Mei finish him?
Nice body punch from Mei.
Mei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anselmo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Mei.
Anselmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anselmo seems to have recovered his senses.
Mei throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Mei with a jab.
Mei uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anselmo has time to react.
Mei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mei.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mei cracks a nice hook into Anselmo's ribs.
Mei misses with a looping left.
Anselmo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mei misses the shot to the body.
Mei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anselmo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Mei checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Mei.
Mei moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Anselmo does it's job there.
Mei moves out of range of the leg kick from Anselmo.
Mei jabs Anselmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anselmo.
Mei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Mei misses its intended target.
Anselmo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mei.
Anselmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mei checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mei.
Anselmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mei misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Mei is wise to it.
A lazy left from Anselmo finds it's target.
Mei just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mei connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anselmo. Anselmo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anselmo back to the ropes. Mei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anselmo defending well as Mei loads up on a big left hand.
Mei sizes up Anselmo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Anselmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Mei moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mei misses with a hook
and Anselmo counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Mei misses.
Mei just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Mei.
Mei is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mei dips to his left and cracks Anselmo with an uppercut!
Anselmo is looking to land body kicks.
Mei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Anselmo tries a low kick but Mei avoids it.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mei.
Mei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with a body kick.
Anselmo wants to slow Mei down by chopping away at his legs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mei scores with a jab. Anselmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Mei misses.
Mei on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anselmo. Anselmo obviously looking to wear him down.
Mei checks a low kick from Anselmo.
Mei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anselmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mei takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mei bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anselmo scores with a head kick. Mei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mei scores with a nice strike.
Anselmo thows a leg kick but Mei checks it
and Mei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mei throws a body shot but no joy.
Anselmo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mei blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pai Mei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Anselmo's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Mei moves away and avoids it.
Anselmo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anselmo feints a counter leg kick.
Pai Mei is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mei. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mei just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Anselmo throws a leg kick
and Mei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mei avoids the head kick by Anselmo.
A quick step to the side and Mei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Mei.
Anselmo throws a counter combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anselmo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mei has got the better of the exchanges.
Mei checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mei tests Anselmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Mei missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Anselmo throws a body shot but no joy.
Mei throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mei misses the shot to the body.
Mei throws a hook to the side of Anselmo's head but Anselmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mei misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anselmo.
Mei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anselmo.
Anselmo tries to work over Mei's front leg with a kick but Mei checks it.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Mei's knee but Mei avoids it well.
Mei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anselmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Anselmo misses with a low kick as Mei jumps back.
Anselmo blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mei. Anselmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei moves out of range of the leg kick from Anselmo.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Mei lands the left hand.
Mei misses with a hook.
Anselmo tries a quick counter leg kick but Mei is wise to it.
Mei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mei checks a low kick from Anselmo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo moves out of range as Mei strikes.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Mei checks it.
Mei misses with a double jab
and Mei takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mei. That did some damage!
Anselmo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mei throws a hook but Anselmo avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Mei moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo drops his hands momentarily and Mei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo unleashes a big counter combination but Mei bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mei lands with a straight right. Anselmo didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Mei. That snapped Anselmo's head back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mei, as that shot connected.
Mei throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
Mei throws a body punch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anselmo tries to work over Mei's front leg with a kick but Mei checks it.
Anselmo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anselmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anselmo throws out a counter right but Mei avoids it with no problem.
Mei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anselmo can do to turn this around?
Mei moves out of range of the body kick from Anselmo.
Mei checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anselmo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mei connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mei throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.
Mei misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Mei blocks the leg kick.
Anselmo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Mei.
Mei misses with a straight left.
Mei misses the shot to the body.
Mei throws a hook to the side of Anselmo's head but Anselmo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anselmo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anselmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mei.
Mei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mei connects with a nice looking jab.
Anselmo misses with a leg kick
and Mei counters with a series of strikes. Anselmo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Anselmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anselmo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mei.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anselmo - that will leave a mark!
Mei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Mei.
Anselmo wants to slow Mei down by chopping away at his legs.
Anselmo throws a low kick, looking for Mei's leg but Mei calmly moves out of range.
Mei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo is breathing heavily.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Anselmo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Mei misses with a body shot.
Anselmo scoring well with a low kick there.
Anselmo delivers a nice body kick.
Anselmo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mei.
Mei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anselmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mei getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mei lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the body from Mei misses
and Anselmo counters with an inside leg kick.
Anselmo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mei takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anselmo staying out of range there.
Corey Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mei avoids a kick to the body.
Mei looks to throw the jab but Anselmo is out of range.
Mei backing away here, and Anselmo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anselmo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anselmo.
Mei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Anselmo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mei is out of range and Anselmo settles back down.
Mei is looking to counter punch.
Mei throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Mei bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anselmo's head.
Mei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Mei tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo throws a wild body kick that Mei sees coming a mile off.
Anselmo is looking to chop away at Mei's legs.
Mei misses with an uppercut. Anselmo saw that one coming.
Mei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anselmo momentarily.
Anselmo's corner calls for a 1-2. Anselmo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Mei.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mei scores with a three punch combo!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anselmo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mei cracks Anselmo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mei throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Mei takes a swing at Anselmo's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Mei.
Mei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mei scores with a jab to the body.
Mei throws a right and a left that Anselmo avoids nicely.
Mei misses with a wild body shot.
Mei lands with a hook. Anselmo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anselmo.
Jab by Mei.
Mei lands a nice shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Anselmo thows a leg kick but Mei checks it
and Mei counters with a nice uppercut.
Anselmo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mei misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo wants to slow Mei down by chopping away at his legs.
Anselmo tries to land a front kick but Mei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mei lands a body shot.
Mei lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mei misses with a body shot
and Anselmo counters with a thumping low kick.
Anselmo throws a front kick aimed at Mei's knee but Mei avoids it well.
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pai Mei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mei 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Pai Mei!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Pai Mei!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Pai Mei!
Pai Mei wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Pai Mei 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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