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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HATEBREED-Everyone Bleeds Now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo lands a right hook to the body.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alves.
Anselmo dips to his left and cracks Alves with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anselmo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anselmo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anselmo misses the shot to the body.
Anselmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Anselmo finds it's target.
Alves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Anselmo does no damage.
Alves defending well as Anselmo loads up on a big left hand.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo cracks Alves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Anselmo's front leg but catches the back leg as Anselmo tries to avoid it.
Alves takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves lands a body shot.
Anselmo is breathing heavily.
Anselmo misses with a knee strike.
Alves lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Anselmo's ribcage. Anselmo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alves lands an elbow inside that Anselmo shrugs off.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Alves.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Anselmo's ribcage.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
Anselmo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves working Anselmo over with knees to the body.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Alves.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Anselmo's ribcage.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anselmo's defenses.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Anselmo cracks Alves with a nice body shot.
Alves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves misses with some punches.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Anselmo.
Anselmo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo slips a jab from Alves.
Alves tries to work over Anselmo's front leg with a kick but Anselmo checks it.
Anselmo scores with a shot to the body.
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 Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alves walks into a straight right hand from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Anselmo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anselmo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anselmo wants to clinch.
Anselmo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alves on the side of the head.
Anselmo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves darts in and clinches Anselmo up against the cage.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anselmo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Alves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anselmo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anselmo lands a nice shot to the body.
Anselmo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Anselmo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anselmo pushes off an throws an elbow but Alves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anselmo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anselmo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anselmo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anselmo presses Alves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Anselmo.
Anselmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves wants to stall.
Anselmo is working Alves over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.
Anselmo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Anselmo.
Anselmo dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Anselmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anselmo throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Anselmo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anselmo misses with a body shot.
Phillip Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anselmo scores with a head kick.
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 decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anselmo!
Anselmo throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Anselmo lunges at Alves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alves's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves looks to clinch
and Anselmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anselmo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phillip Anselmo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Anselmo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anselmo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Anselmo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillip Anselmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anselmo tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Anselmo throws a body kick that misses.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Anselmo pushes him off.
Anselmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Anselmo.
Anselmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves avoids a kick to the body.
Phillip Anselmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch but Anselmo slips to the side
and Anselmo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anselmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anselmo dodges an elbow strike from Alves.
Alves cracks Anselmo with a nice body shot.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anselmo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Anselmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anselmo avoids it.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves avoids a wild elbow strike from Anselmo.
Anselmo managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Alves avoiding damage as Anselmo throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Anselmo.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Anselmo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Anselmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anselmo missing with knees to the body.
Anselmo working aggressively here.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anselmo blocks it with crossed arms.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anselmo's brow.
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anselmo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anselmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anselmo.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo digs a right hand into Alves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alves's gas tank.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anselmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Anselmo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anselmo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alves avoids the head kick by Anselmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
Alves tries to clinch
and Anselmo counters with a two punch combo.
Alves feints and then cracks Anselmo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anselmo down.
Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Alves creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anselmo's defenses.
Alves lands an uppercut.
Anselmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves crunches a lovely knee into Anselmo's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anselmo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alves's brow.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Anselmo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Anselmo.
Anselmo takes an elbow to the temple.
Anselmo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Anselmo avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo lands a right hand.
Anselmo misses with an elbow over the top.
Anselmo cracks Alves with a nice body shot.
Anselmo scores with a shot to the side of Alves's head.
Anselmo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anselmo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Anselmo.
Anselmo breaks the clinch.
Alves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Anselmo coming out on top.
Anselmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anselmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anselmo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alves.
Anselmo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anselmo scores with a body shot.
Anselmo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Anselmo misses with a kick to the body.
Alves cracks the inside of Anselmo's front leg.
Alves is looking to clinch but Anselmo is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Good standup being displayed there by Anselmo as he connects with a hook.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anselmo looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Alves misses with a hook. Anselmo ducked under it nicely.
Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anselmo is defending well for now.
Anselmo lands a shot to the body.
Anselmo throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anselmo's brow.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anselmo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Anselmo on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anselmo landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Anselmo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anselmo avoids it.
Anselmo scores with a hook to the body.
Anselmo misses with a knee to the head.
Anselmo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anselmo misses with a knee to the head.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thiago Alves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anselmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks it.
Anselmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Alves lands a nice elbow.
Anselmo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves avoids the elbow strike from Anselmo, against the cage.
Alves working Anselmo over with knees to the body.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anselmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anselmo's face.
Anselmo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Anselmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
Alves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anselmo throws an elbow that misses.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Anselmo lands an elbow inside.
Anselmo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Alves.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Anselmo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
Anselmo takes an elbow to the temple.
Alves looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anselmo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anselmo lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alves.
Anselmo avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Anselmo works on Alves's body with a couple of short punches.
Anselmo avoiding damage as Alves throws knees to the body.
Anselmo scores a nice knee to the body.
Anselmo lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Anselmo.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves works on Anselmo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anselmo's face.
Anselmo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short body shot lands from Alves as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Anselmo.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves with a knee to the head.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anselmo is defending well for now.
Alves with a knee to the head.
Anselmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alves misses with a knee to the head.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Anselmo tries a knee to the head but Alves blocks it.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Anselmo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Anselmo.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Anselmo.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anselmo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Anselmo.
Alves taking a breather.
Anselmo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anselmo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anselmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anselmo.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anselmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves keeps control of Anselmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anselmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Anselmo's ribcage. Anselmo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Anselmo.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anselmo scores with a hook to the body.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Anselmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Anselmo avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anselmo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alves throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Anselmo.
Anselmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Anselmo scores with a hook to the body.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anselmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anselmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anselmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alves is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Anselmo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anselmo 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Phillip Anselmo!
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