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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 1646 p4p, 203 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 793 p4p, 100 weight class). Troy Anselmo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo walks into a stiff left hand from Ludwig.
Ludwig throws the left hand but Anselmo avoids the punch easily.
Ludwig tries a low kick but Anselmo avoids it.
Ludwig checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anselmo takes a swing at Ludwig's ribcage but misses.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut. Ludwig saw that one coming.
Ludwig shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anselmo as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anselmo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A left lands for Anselmo.
Nice defenses there by Ludwig.
Ludwig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ludwig has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Ludwig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ludwig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ludwig throws a punch but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Ludwig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ludwig keeps control of Anselmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ludwig lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ludwig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo blocking some punches.
Anselmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ludwig misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ludwig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ludwig 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.
Ludwig slips under a jab.
Ludwig looks to throw the jab but Anselmo is out of range.
Anselmo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ludwig cracks Anselmo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ludwig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Anselmo. No joy for Ludwig on that attempt.
Ludwig tries to land a leg kick but Anselmo saw it coming and moves away.
Ludwig connects with an inside leg kick.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ludwig.
Ludwig tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ludwig pushes Anselmo away with a front kick.
Ludwig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ludwig with the counter takedown but Anselmo avoids it easily.
Anselmo misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ludwig.
Troy Anselmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ludwig.
Anselmo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ludwig is out of range.
Anselmo misses with a looping right.
Ludwig sizes up Anselmo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anselmo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ludwig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ludwig pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anselmo is out of range and Ludwig settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Anselmo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target.
Anselmo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ludwig's head.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ludwig.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut.
Anselmo lands a glancing blow to the side of Ludwig's head.
Ludwig connects with a right hand. Anselmo shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Anselmo as he checks the leg kick.
Ludwig takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ludwig dives in and scores a takedown into Anselmo's guard.
Anselmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Ludwig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anselmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anselmo wriggles free and stands up.
Ludwig misses with a body punch
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ludwig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anselmo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ludwig tries a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks it.
Ludwig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ludwig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo manages to break the clinch.
Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Ludwig tries to counter it with a takedown but Anselmo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick from Ludwig misses.
Ludwig misses with a kick to the body.
Ludwig tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anselmo is able to avoid easily.
Ludwig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ludwig staying out of range there.
Anselmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ludwig lands a jab-cross combination.
Anselmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ludwig.
Ludwig shoots in but no luck this time.
Troy Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Ludwig.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anselmo.
Ludwig throws a jab when Anselmo was well out of range.
Anselmo checks a leg kick.
Anselmo connects with a leg kick. Ludwig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anselmo cracks Ludwig with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ludwig works the jab nicely.
Ludwig shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anselmo is trying to defend but Ludwig finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ludwig with the ground and pound but Anselmo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ludwig trying to control the position from guard on top but Anselmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anselmo wants to stand but Ludwig is controlling the position.
Ludwig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludwig throws a strike but Anselmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ludwig's guard.
Ludwig wants to sweep but no luck.
Ludwig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ludwig drops an elbow to the side of Anselmo's head.
Anselmo is in trouble now - Ludwig has advanced to mount!
Ludwig raining down shots from the mount!
Ludwig lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig looking to ground and pound but Anselmo is blocking nicely.
Ludwig fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ludwig thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ludwig throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ludwig misses with a head shot.
Ludwig thowing shots but they're missing.
Ludwig misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig unloading with bombs!
Ludwig misses with a head shot.
Ludwig cracks Anselmo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Ludwig there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ludwig tries to control but Anselmo wriggling away.
Ludwig in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ludwig looking to control but Anselmo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ludwig won't let Anselmo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ludwig punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig raining down shots from the mount!
Ludwig trying to control but Anselmo is having none of it.
Ludwig throws a strike there. Anselmo manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Ludwig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anselmo keeps working.
Ludwig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ludwig trying to control from half guard but Anselmo is working away.
Anselmo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ludwig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ludwig scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ludwig looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anselmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anselmo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludwig missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anselmo is looking to counter punch.
Ludwig looks for the body kick but Anselmo saw that one coming.
Ludwig throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Ludwig. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ludwig.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Ludwig swings widly with a right hand
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ludwig lands a lovely overhand right.
Ludwig moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
Ludwig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Anselmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludwig.
Ludwig connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anselmo. Anselmo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anselmo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anselmo keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludwig.
Anselmo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ludwig tries to land a leg kick but Anselmo saw it coming and moves away.
Good exchange - Ludwig coming out on top.
Ludwig throws an overhand right that lands on Anselmo's shoulder, as Anselmo tries to avoid the shot.
Anselmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ludwig.
Anselmo blocks a low kick nicely.
Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ludwig.
Ludwig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ludwig.
Anselmo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Ludwig lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anselmo doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo moves out of range of the leg kick from Ludwig.
Ludwig scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ludwig closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anselmo's guard.
Anselmo wants to stand up but Ludwig is controlling him.
Anselmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anselmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ludwig in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ludwig throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ludwig is working Anselmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ludwig accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
Ludwig misses with a low kick.
Ludwig moves out of range of the strikes.
Anselmo loads up on a big right hand but Ludwig slips the punch.
Ludwig throws a solid leg kick but Anselmo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ludwig.
Anselmo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anselmo throws a leg kick but Ludwig checks it.
Ludwig lands with a shot to the body.
Ludwig 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.
Anselmo is looking to score with low kicks.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Anselmo misses the target.
Ludwig slips a jab from Anselmo.
Anselmo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig stuns Anselmo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ludwig misses with a takedown attempt
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ludwig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Ludwig cracks Anselmo with a solid left hand.
Ludwig stands and throws Anselmo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ludwig tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Ludwig.
Ludwig looks up at the clock and then as Anselmo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ludwig smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anselmo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ludwig working the strikes but Anselmo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ludwig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Ludwig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ludwig has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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