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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 2074 p4p, 285 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 1885 p4p, 260 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by The Enforcer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sklemin.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sergey Sklemin has been cut.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Arn Anderson has been cut.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Sklemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries a body shot but Sklemin blocks it.
Sklemin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sklemin landing knees to the body.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
Anderson tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sklemin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Sklemin.
Sklemin connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Sklemin's ribcage.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sklemin.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
Anderson wants to stall.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Sklemin.
Sklemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
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!
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Sklemin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
Sklemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Sklemin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sklemin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sklemin closes the distance and clinches.
Sklemin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sklemin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson presses Sklemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklemin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Sklemin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sklemin is breathing heavily.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sklemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes Sklemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sklemin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sklemin avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sklemins head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sklemin misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson digs a right hand into Sklemin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sklemin's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Sklemin's head.
Sklemin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Sklemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sklemin stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Sklemin's ribcage. Sklemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklemin wants to stall.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson pushes Sklemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sklemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sklemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson cracks Sklemin with a nice body shot.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sklemin connects with a jab.
Sklemin misses with a looping right.
Sklemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sklemin is just out of range.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sklemin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sklemin misses with a left hand
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Sklemin.
Sklemin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab from Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sklemin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sklemin.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sklemin lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Sklemin lands a high kick!
Anderson scores with a nice strike.
Sklemin connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sklemin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Anderson moves out of range as Sklemin strikes.
Sklemin dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Sklemin scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sklemin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklemin misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sklemin 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.
Sklemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sklemin throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Sklemin wants to clinch.
As Sklemin looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Sklemin just gets out of the way.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson cracks Sklemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has Sklemin pressed against the cage.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson working Sklemin over with knees to the body.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson presses Sklemin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson dips a shoulder and cracks Sklemin with a mighty uppercut! Sklemin falls back against the cage and Anderson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sklemin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Anderson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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