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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Carl Douglas - Kung fu fighting. Calogero Anello acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto connects with a jab.
Anello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
Anello avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Anello's ribcage but misses.
Anello thows a body kick. Matsumoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Matsumoto works Anello's body with a nice hook.
Matsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anello lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matsumoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Anello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice straight punches there by Anello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anello.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto connects with a leg kick. Anello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsumoto misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries to land a front kick but Anello steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Anello tries to work over Matsumoto's front leg with a kick but Matsumoto checks it.
Matsumoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Anello.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Anello has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matsumoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsumoto throws out a leg kick but Anello moves out of range and Matsumoto only half commits.
Anello checks a low kick from Matsumoto.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Matsumoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anello but Anello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
Matsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Anello.
Anello connects with a body shot that sends Matsumoto's belly button to the back.
Matsumoto throws a wild body kick that Anello sees coming a mile off.
Anello takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Anello.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsumoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matsumoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Matsumoto misses.
Matsumoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matsumoto under the eye.
Matsumoto misses with a low kick.
Anello throws a body kick that misses.
Matsumoto throws a combination that misses
and Anello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsumoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anello looks to score with a jab to the body but Matsumoto is just out of range.
Matsumoto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsumoto throws a low kick but Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matsumoto's head.
Matsumoto throws the left hand but Anello avoids the punch easily.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anello connects with a leg kick. Matsumoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Anello finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Anello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anello throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matsumoto misses with an uppercut. Anello saw that one coming.
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!
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Anello slips a straight right by Matsumoto.
Anello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anello misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello moves out of range of the leg kick from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
Matsumoto misses with a hook. Anello ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anello with a jab.
A lazy left from Anello finds it's target.
Matsumoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anello blocks a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anello.
Matsumoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Anello counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anello checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Anello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matsumoto in his tracks.
Matsumoto moves out of range as Anello strikes.
Anello connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Anello.
Anello lands a leg kick that knocks Matsumoto off balance momentarily.
Calogero Anello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anello.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anello misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matsumoto throws a hook but Anello avoids it easily.
Anello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anello throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matsumoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
Matsumoto misses with a low kick.
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Matsumoto slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Matsumoto.
Anello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsumoto manages to avoid it.
Anello takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Matsumoto.
Matsumoto walks into a straight right hand from Anello.
Anello just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsumoto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
Matsumoto checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello ducks under a wild hook from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsumoto moves forwards but Anello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anello misses with a low kick as Matsumoto jumps back.
Anello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto connects with a leg kick. Anello looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matsumoto. Anello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsumoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws a front kick aimed at Anello's knee but Anello avoids it well.
Matsumoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a jab to the body
and Anello counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsumoto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matsumoto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anello is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matsumoto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Anello's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matsumoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Anello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matsumoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matsumoto is controlling him well.
Matsumoto working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello checks the leg kick.
Matsumoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anello scores with a shot to the body.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anello takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matsumoto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anello.
Matsumoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matsumoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matsumoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anello moves away.
Anello tries to score with a low kick but Matsumoto moves his leg out of the way.
Matsumoto 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.
Anello gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anello moves out of range of the body kick.
Matsumoto wants to land a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Anello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello moves out of range of the strikes.
Anello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsumotos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsumoto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anello.
Anello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matsumoto. That did some damage!
Matsumoto misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anello. Matsumoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsumoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anello connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matsumoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anello counters with a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Matsumoto blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto blocks a leg kick.
Anello tries a low kick but Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Anello lands a slapping body shot.
Anello looks to land a combination but Matsumoto avoids it well.
Anello avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsumoto takes a swing at Anello's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Anello blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anello, as that shot connected.
Matsumoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anello's head.
Anello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsumoto throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Matsumoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matsumoto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kiyoshi Matsumoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Anello tenderised Matsumoto's leg. Matsumoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anello misses with a low kick.
Matsumoto swings for the body but Anello moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello with a nice cross.
Anello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matsumoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calogero Anello!
Calogero Anello thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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