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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 3446 p4p, 358 weight class) and Danny Reborn (ranked 4176 p4p, 415 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn tries to land a body kick
and Anselmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anselmo lands a nice looking body shot.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anselmo thuds his right hand into Reborn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reborn misses the shot to the body.
Anselmo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Double XX in the buildup to the fight.
Anselmo rushes Reborn and presses him up against the ropes.
Anselmo manages to break the clinch.
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reborn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anselmo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reborn finds it's way round the side to connect with Anselmo's head.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
and Anselmo counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Reborn tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Reborn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn pushes Anselmo up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Anselmo as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Anselmo.
Reborn prevents a body shot from Anselmo.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Anselmo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anselmo lands an uppercut.
Anselmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Anselmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anselmo avoids the elbow strike from Reborn, against the ropes.
Reborn takes a shot to the head.
Reborn working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anselmo.
Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Reborn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reborn clinches up against the ropes.
Reborn takes a shot to the head.
Anselmo gets through Reborn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Anselmo - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anselmo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anselmo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Reborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Reborn lands an elbow just above Anselmo 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reborn.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Reborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
Reborn can't find room to land a body shot as Anselmo controls the action.
Anselmo blocks an elbow strike.
Reborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo avoids a wild elbow strike from Reborn.
Anselmo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anselmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reborn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Anselmo tries a body shot but Reborn blocks it.
Reborn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
Reborn lands an elbow just above Anselmo 's eye.
Anselmo lands a left hand.
Anselmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anselmo working aggressively here.
Reborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn scores with a shoulder strike.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Anselmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo presses Reborn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anselmo blocks an elbow strike.
Reborn takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anselmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reborn blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo lands a shot to the body.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Anselmo blocking some punches.
Anselmo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reborn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Anselmo tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reborn lands a body shot.
Anselmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reborn.
Reborn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Reborn stalls.
Anselmo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo misses with a body punch.
Anselmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reborn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reborn lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Anselmo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reborn throws a lazy uppercut
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anselmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reborn's calf.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
and Anselmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reborn clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anselmo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anselmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anselmo tries to throw a body punch but Reborn avoids it by throwing Anselmo back against the ropes.
Reborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anselmo blocking some punches.
Anselmo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Reborn blocks a body shot from Anselmo.
Anselmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anselmo tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anselmo swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reborn lands a right hand.
Troy Anselmo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.
Reborn has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
A shot in the inside from Anselmo.
Reborn blocks a body shot from Anselmo.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reborn's elbow.
Anselmo lands a shot to the body.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Anselmo blocks an elbow strike.
Anselmo lands a nice shot to the body.
Reborn is breathing heavily.
Anselmo blocking some punches.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Still in the clinch, Anselmo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn tries to stall but Anselmo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anselmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reborn wants to stall.
Anselmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reborn's elbow.
Anselmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reborn misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reborn throws an elbow but misses.
Anselmo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reborn misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Anselmo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anselmo circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Anselmo throws the kick towards the body but Reborn avoids it.
Reborn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anselmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Anselmo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danny Reborn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anselmo misses with a low kick.
Reborn throws a right hand that Anselmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Anselmo also avoids with ease.
Reborn closes the distance but Anselmo moves to the side
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anselmo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reborn is out of range and Anselmo settles back down.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anselmo cracks Reborn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reborn misses with a double jab.
Reborn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anselmo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn throws a lazy right hand but Anselmo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Anselmo misses the target.
Reborn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reborn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo misses with a wild body shot.
Reborn flicks out a counter leg kick but Anselmo steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws a right hand that Anselmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Anselmo also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Reborn misses.
Anselmo connects with a body shot that sends Reborn's belly button to the back.
Reborn moves out of range of the body kick from Anselmo.
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anselmo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Anselmo slips a jab and a cross from Reborn.
Reborn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reborn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anselmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Reborn.
Reborn drives through and clinches with Anselmo against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Anselmo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Reborn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Reborn does no damage.
Anselmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
Anselmo works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Reborn has closed the distance and engaged Anselmo in a clinch.
Reborn is trying to maintain a safe position but Anselmo gets an underhook and turns Reborn into the ropes.
Anselmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anselmo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo stalls.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reborn throws an elbow but misses.
Reborn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anselmo lands a hook that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Anselmo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reborn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reborn working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Reborn.
Anselmo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anselmo as Reborn tries to tie him up.
Anselmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reborn can do to turn this around?
Anselmo tries to work over Reborn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anselmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reborn is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anselmo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reborn throws out a counter right but Anselmo avoids it with no problem.
Reborn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anselmo avoids the body shot from Reborn.
Reborn tries to clinch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo tried to counter with a leg kick but Reborn avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn tries to clinch but Anselmo moves out of range.
Reborn moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Reborn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reborn tries to clinch
and Anselmo counters with a body kick that stops Reborn in his tracks momentarily.
Reborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reborn wants to clinch.
Anselmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reborn.
Anselmo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reborn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reborn looks to throw a body kick
and Anselmo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Troy Anselmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Anselmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reborn has managed to clinch.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Anselmo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anselmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Anselmo works on Reborn's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo lands a right hand.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anselmo.
Reborn swings wildly with an uppercut but Anselmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo tries a body shot but Reborn blocks it.
Anselmo blocks an uppercut.
Anselmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Anselmo misses the target.
Reborn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anselmo counters with a right hand to the body.
Reborn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anselmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Anselmo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Anselmo.
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Anselmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Anselmo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reborn.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Reborn is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Anselmo - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anselmo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reborn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anselmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Reborn.
Anselmo tries a body shot but Reborn blocks it.
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anselmo blocks an elbow strike from Reborn.
Anselmo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reborn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reborn lands an uppercut.
Anselmo blocks the elbow strike.
Anselmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anselmo can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Anselmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anselmo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Anselmo!
Troy Anselmo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Danny Reborn had this to say: 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.
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energy
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hype
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