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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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188 lbs
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193 lbs
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Excellent 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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bean!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
The fighters circling - Anselmo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Anselmo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anselmo.
It looks like James Bean has been cut.
Anselmo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bean misses with a right hand
and Anselmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Bean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Anselmo moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Bean loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch.
Anselmo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Anselmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Troy Anselmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a series of punches but Anselmo moves out of range.
Anselmo throwing a counter right hand but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean connects with a looping right hand.
Bean 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.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bean misses.
A quick step to the side and Anselmo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anselmo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean cracks Anselmo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bean.
Good standup being displayed there by Bean as he connects with a hook.
Bean misses with a kick to the body.
Bean clinches.
Anselmo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
Anselmo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anselmo.
Anselmo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anselmo blocks a body shot from Bean.
Bean lands with a left to the head.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean prevents a body shot from Anselmo.
Anselmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anselmo.
Bean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
Anselmo is looking for a counter combo.
Bean throws a sloppy body shot
and Anselmo counters with a straight right hand.
Anselmo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bean feints and then cracks Anselmo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anselmo down.
Bean sizes up Anselmo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bean.
Bean tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anselmo defends well and Bean ends up having to push Anselmo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A low kick from Bean misses
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
Anselmo misses with a double jab.
Bean ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Bean.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anselmo avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean has Anselmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bean misses with a punch on the inside.
Bean takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up James Bean's cut even more.
Bean working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bean tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bean lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Anselmo.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anselmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Anselmo.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Anselmo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean throws a right hand that misses
and Anselmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean tries to land a body kick
and Anselmo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean lands with a straight right. Anselmo didn't see that one coming.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - Anselmo had a free shot at his head there.
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anselmo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anselmo moves out of range as Bean strikes.
A head kick misses from Bean.
It looked like Anselmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Anselmo is just out of range.
Anselmo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
James Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bean slips under a jab.
Bean is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bean has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anselmo defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Bean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bean lands a really nice looking cross but Anselmo seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo walks into a left hand.
Bean keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bean throws a lazy head kick
enabling Anselmo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Anselmo throwing a counter right hand but Bean manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Anselmo.
Anselmo slips a straight right by Bean.
Anselmo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bean lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
Bean throws a head kick but Anselmo moves out of range.
Bean throws a lazy head kick
and Anselmo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Anselmo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bean tries to clinch but Anselmo is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Anselmo misses its target.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Anselmo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bean.
Anselmo jabs Bean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anselmo.
Bean throws out a counter right but Anselmo avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Anselmo lands.
Bean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bean lands a front kick.
Anselmo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bean.
Anselmo cracks Bean with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anselmo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bean misses with a combination
and Anselmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The cut above James Bean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bean throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean darts in and clinches Anselmo up against the cage.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Anselmo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bean blocking some punches.
Anselmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anselmo has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
A left hand lands to the body for Anselmo.
Bean tries for a takedown but Anselmo manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Anselmo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anselmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Anselmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anselmo slows down the pace here.
Anselmo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bean backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with the head strike.
Anselmo dodges an elbow strike from Bean.
Anselmo misses with a punch to the body.
Anselmo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo managing to block the knees to the body from Bean.
Anselmo is stalling here.
Anselmo stalling the fight.
Anselmo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean gets through Anselmo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bean has a couple of punches blocked by Anselmo.
Bean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anselmo's elbow.
Bean has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anselmo after a bit of a struggle.
Bean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anselmo is pressed up against the cage. Bean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anselmo down to the mat. Anselmo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troy Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bean.
Anselmo gets a clinch.
Bean tries to land a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks with his arms.
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 Troy Anselmo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
That's time! Anselmo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anselmo.
Anselmo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bean throws a jab but it's blocked by Anselmo.
Anselmo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bean. Anselmo shrugs it off though.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Bean fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo moves out of range of the body kick.
Bean cracks Anselmo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bean moves away from the strike by Anselmo.
Bean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean scores with a nice strike.
Bean ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anselmo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Anselmo misses with an uppercut
and Bean counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anselmo blocks a head kick by Bean.
Bean slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anselmo moves out of range as Bean strikes.
Anselmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bean.
Anselmo misses with a wild body shot.
Anselmo throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Bean cracks Anselmo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anselmo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean is looking to land body kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Bean as he connects with a hook.
Anselmo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but Anselmo ducks down to avoid it.
Anselmo moves out of range of the strikes.
Anselmo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bean was well out of range. Poor timing from Anselmo.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anselmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Bean swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anselmo throws a right hand that misses
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo lands a jab to the nose.
Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Bean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a leg kick
and Anselmo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but Anselmo is just out of range.
Anselmo throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Anselmo counters with a straight right hand.
Bean tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anselmo throwing a counter right hand but Bean manages to avoid it.
Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean misses with an uppercut
and Anselmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anselmo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bean's head backwards.
Bean misses with a left hand
and Anselmo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Bean stalks Anselmo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anselmo's face. Anselmo staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean lands a nice hook to Anselmo's body. Anselmo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bean misses with a straight left.
Bean throws the kick towards the body but Anselmo avoids it.
It looked like Anselmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Anselmo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bean. Bean circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anselmo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean is rocked!
Anselmo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Beans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean is still on wobbly legs! Can Anselmo finish him?
Nice jab there from Bean.
Bean tries to clinch but Anselmo moves away
and Anselmo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Bean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Anselmo loads up on a big right hand but Bean slips the punch.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick from Bean misses.
Bean lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bean has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bean!
A victorious James Bean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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