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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishii has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
20 - 13 - 2 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazunori Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
Anello takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ishii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anello.
Ishii throws the kick towards the body but Anello avoids it.
Ishii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anello checks it well.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ishii misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishii misses with a head kick.
Anello misses with a low kick as Ishii jumps back.
Ishii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anello is out of range and Ishii settles back down.
Anello misses with a wild combination.
Ishii checks a leg kick.
Ishii swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anello manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Ishii throws a lazy uppercut
and Anello counters with a right hand to the body.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Anello.
Ishii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Anello throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ishii - that will leave a mark!
Ishii throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello counters with a nice leg kick.
Anello looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ishii throws a good cross that connects.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Anello.
Ishii throws the kick towards the body but Anello avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ishii.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ishii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishii misses with a left hand
and Ishii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anello throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ishii misses with a low kick.
Ishii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anello if he has to take too many more of those.
Anello throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anello blocks a low kick nicely.
Good exchange - Anello coming out on top.
Anello scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Ishii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Anello scores with a four punch combination!
Anello misses with a low kick.
Anello slips under a jab.
A low kick from Ishii is predictable there
and Anello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Ishii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ishii dips to his left and cracks Anello with an uppercut!
Ishii throws the kick towards the body but Anello avoids it.
Anello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishii doesn't seem bothered though.
Anello connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ishii drops his hands momentarily and Anello takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello checks a low kick from Ishii.
Ishii thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello tries a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Anello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anello avoids the head kick by Ishii.
Ishii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
Anello missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Ishii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anello.
Anello cracks Ishii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anello looks to throw the jab but Ishii is out of range.
Ishii throws a sloppy body shot
and Anello counters with a low kick, right behind Ishii 's knee.
Ishii throws a sloppy body shot
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
Ishii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anello.
Ishii lands a jab to Anello's midsection.
Anello avoids the body shot from Ishii.
Ishii throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Ishii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anello throws a right and a left that Ishii avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Anello - just one landing.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Ishii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Ishii moved out of range nicely.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Anello.
Anello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anello.
Anello throws an overhand right that lands on Ishii's shoulder, as Ishii tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii punishes Anello's body with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Ishii.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Ishii looks to land a body kick but Anello moved away.
Ishii connects with an inside leg kick.
Ishii looks to land a right hand but Anello moved out of range.
Ishii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anello.
Ishii connects with a solid leg kick.
Ishii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anello throws a low kick, looking for Ishii's leg but Ishii calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ishii.
Ishii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anello.
Anello scores with a punch to the head.
Anello has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ishii finds it's way round the side to connect with Anello's head.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello is looking to slow Ishii down with leg kicks.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Anello.
Ishii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anello slips under a jab from Ishii.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ishii's calf.
Ishii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anello.
Ishii throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Anello misses with a looping right.
Anello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishii throws a big shot that misses.
Ishii throws a low kick but Anello avoids it.
Ishii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anello slips under a jab.
Anello misses with a body shot.
Ishii just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishii ducks under a wild hook from Anello.
Ishii throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello punishes Ishii's body with a nice straight punch.
Anello throws a low kick but Ishii moves out of range easily.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii is looking to land body kicks.
Anello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ishii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anello.
Ishii scores with a body shot.
Ishii misses with a wild body shot.
Ishii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ishii loads up on a big right hand but Anello slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ishii. That did some damage!
Ishii with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishii misses with a hook
and Anello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ishii thinking.
Anello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishii on the side of the head.
Ishii throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Calogero Anello will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anello fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Ishii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Anello misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Ishii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anello takes a step back to recover.
Ishii tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ishii throws an off balance right hand
and Anello counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anello staying out of range there.
Ishii slips under a jab from Anello.
Anello scores with a one two! Ishii had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anello misses with a body shot.
Anello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ishii tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Ishii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anello.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello with a nice cross.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Anello jumps back.
Anello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ishii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anello throws a leg kick which misses Ishii's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishii tries to avoid it.
Anello scores with a jab. Ishii acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ishii doesn't seem bothered though.
Anello throws an overhand right that lands on Ishii's shoulder, as Ishii tries to avoid the shot.
Ishii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishii.
Anello moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kazunori Ishii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calogero Anello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses with a low kick as Ishii jumps back.
Good leg kick by Anello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anello misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anello misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ishii.
Anello tests Ishii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anello throws a hook to the side of Ishii's head but Ishii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice cross by Anello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Anello throws a leg kick but Ishii moved away.
Good exchange - Anello coming out on top.
Anello lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anello.
Ishii throws a leg kick but Anello moved away.
A head kick misses from Ishii.
Ishii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ishii's head.
Ishii is looking to score with low kicks.
A left lands for Anello.
Ishii thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Ishii. That snapped Anello's head back.
Anello fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishii on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishii throws a right hand that misses
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ishii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Anello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anello.
Ishii misses with a looping right.
Ishii throws a head kick but Anello moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anello.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anello.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishii looks to land a body kick but Anello moved away.
Anello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishii slips a jab and a cross from Anello.
Ishii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ishii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anello's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Calogero Anello.
Well Anello has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
Calogero Anello decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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