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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ip Man!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Anello moves away from the strike by Man.
Man misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man cracks a nice hook into Anello's ribs.
Anello throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Anello misses with an uppercut.
Man is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Anello lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
Anello attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anello's head backwards.
Anello is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man misses with a combination
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Anello lands an overhand right.
Anello scores with a shot to the body.
Man misses with an uppercut. Anello saw that one coming.
Anello throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man slips under a jab from Anello.
That kick from Anello tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right hand that Anello ducks under and follows up with a left that Anello also avoids with ease.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Anello finds it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Anello blocks the leg kick.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
Man moves away from the strike by Anello.
Anello dodges the punch combination from Man.
An inside leg kick from Anello misses.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man 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.
Man tries to clinch but Anello is having none of it.
Man lands with a hook. Anello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anello dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man checks the leg kick.
Anello avoids the body shot from Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Anello avoids them all with ease.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anello scores with a kick to the midsection.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anello blocks a jab.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Anello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man looks to throw the jab but Anello is out of range.
Man misses with a hook.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Anello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anello throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anello feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down.
Man looks to throw the jab but Anello is out of range.
Anello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man rushes Anello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anello avoids it.
Anello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Anello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Anello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man cracks the inside of Anello's front leg.
Man lands a nice hook to Anello's body. Anello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Anello moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anello misses with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Anello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man moves out of range as Anello throws a body kick.
Anello on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Anello down.
A jab lands there for Man.
Man is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Man throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Man throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Ip Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Man has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anello finds it's way round the side to connect with Man's head.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Man misses.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello lands a nice shot that snaps Man's head back.
Anello misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a right hand that Anello ducks under and follows up with a left that Anello also avoids with ease.
Anello on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man motions for Anello to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anello throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man misses with a hook. Anello ducked under it nicely.
Anello throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello lands with a nice body punch.
Anello throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Sloppy strikes from Anello. Those never looked like landing.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Anello.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anello misses the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anello - the referee stops the clock and Man gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anello. Man manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice cross by Anello.
Anello motions for Man to come forward. Anello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anello, pushing him back against the cage.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anello's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anello.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anello.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Anello avoids the damage to the body.
Anello wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man landing knees to the body.
Anello manages to break the clinch.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Anello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man needs to keep his hands up - Anello had a free shot at his head there.
Man misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ip Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anello misses with a body kick.
A jab from Man misses.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anello throws a good cross that connects.
Anello lands with a nice body punch.
Man throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello moves away from the strike by Man.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
Man misses with a combination
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Anello tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man clinches up against the cage.
Anello escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Anello tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anello tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anello misses with a body shot.
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anello lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Anello misses with a low kick.
A combination from Man does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a straight left.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anello. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man drops his hands momentarily and Anello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anello.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello staying out of range there.
Anello lands with a cross.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man missing with a left hand there. Anello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a left hand
and Anello counters with an inside leg kick.
Anello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man checks a leg kick.
Anello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man throws a leg kick but Anello checks it.
Anello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Anello.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man takes a swing at Anello's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Man misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Anello. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man staying out of range there.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Anello cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Anello blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Anello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anello managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anello is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Anello manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anello 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
Calogero Anello thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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