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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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219 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislav Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phillip Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anselmo thumps Ivanov with a low kick.
Ivanov throws a hook but Anselmo blocks it.
Ivanov scores with a nice right hand.
Anselmo tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Anselmo with a series of wild strikes but Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anselmo throws a head kick but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Anselmo shoots in and bounces Ivanov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anselmo trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Ivanov pulls Anselmo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Anselmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov is looking to stand up but Anselmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Ivanov controlling the position.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anselmo tries to stand but Ivanov is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ivanov holds on and takes a little breather.
Anselmo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ivanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anselmo has Ivanov in his guard.
Anselmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anselmo, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anselmo moves forwards but Ivanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anselmo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Anselmo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anselmo dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Anselmo is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Ivanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anselmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Anselmo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ivanov but Ivanov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov scores with a three punch combo!
Anselmo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
Anselmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Anselmo shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks gassed!
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Anselmo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Ivanov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivanov lands a jab.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Ivanov.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov clinches.
Anselmo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ivanov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov swinging wilding here.
Ivanov rushes Anselmo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Anselmo is avoiding it.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anselmo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anselmo lands in his opponent's guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anselmo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ivanov wants to stand and escape but Anselmo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Anselmo from controlling successfully.
Ivanov wants to control the position but Anselmo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Anselmo is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
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.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo swinging wilding here.
Stanislav Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Anselmo in a clinch.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves away
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov gets underhooks to prevent Anselmo's takedown attempt.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov lands with a hook. Anselmo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anselmo throws and low kick but Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Anselmo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a combination
and Anselmo counters with a series of strikes. Ivanov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anselmo is breathing heavily.
Anselmo tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
Anselmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a double jab.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Anselmo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo blocks a jab.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Anselmo counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Ivanov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Anselmo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivanov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Anselmo avoids it well.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anselmo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anselmo shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov misses with a wild combination.
Ivanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Anselmo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Anselmo or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanov which made him look bad.
Stanislav Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phillip Anselmo.
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!
Anselmo fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Anselmo shoots in but Ivanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anselmo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Anselmo moves out of range.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anselmo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anselmo tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Anselmo can't get the takedown.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ivanov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anselmo counters with a three punch combo that has Ivanov backing up. Ivanov nods at Anselmo to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Ivanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanov misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anselmo.
Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivanov moves into range and clinches up with Anselmo.
Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Anselmo tries to clinch up.
Ivanov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Anselmo.
Anselmo shoots and misses
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combo that has Anselmo backing up. Anselmo nods at Ivanov to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
Anselmo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanov.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Anselmo tries to keep at a distance but Ivanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anselmo tries to pull guard but Ivanov won't allow it.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anselmo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivanov wants to control but Anselmo is keeping busy.
Phillip Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ivanov is just riding it out for now. Anselmo eventually gives up the hold.
Anselmo prevents Ivanov from standing back up.
Stanislav Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phillip Anselmo.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanislav Ivanov!
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FIGHT
RATING
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