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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1887 p4p, 70 weight class) and Voshon Daniels (ranked 2228 p4p, 86 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunderstruck-by ACDC. Daniels has chosen Here Comes the Pain Train as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
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280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arn Anderson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Voshon Daniels! The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Daniels! Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Daniels wants to control but Anderson postures up. I wouldn't like to be where Daniels is right now. Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Daniels being controlled for a moment. Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well. Daniels prevents Anderson from improving position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Daniels is looking for a sweep. Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there. Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well. You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working. Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Daniels has escaped the position, nice work there. Anderson trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom. Daniels is trying to improve his position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Daniels is defending well. Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Daniels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Daniels is trying to improve his position. Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Daniels looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Daniels is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson working away. Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Anderson working away. Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Daniels struggling a bit here. Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Daniels can't do much from the bottom here. Daniels has one of Anderson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage. Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Daniels tries to improve position but can't. Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working. Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though. Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around? Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot. Daniels works the jab nicely. Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Anderson trying to control the position but Daniels is working away. Anderson advances nicely into full mount. Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can. Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape. Anderson working for a submission but Daniels is keeping him at bay. Anderson avoids the attempt from Daniels to control. Daniels is trying desperately to improve position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Anderson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Anderson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Anderson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daniels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Daniels tries to improve position but can't. Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Daniels is trying to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Anderson trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson working away. Anderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well. Anderson trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom. Anderson has an Americana. Daniels didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Anderson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Anderson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arn Anderson! Arn Anderson retains his super heavyweight title! Arn Anderson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!!PAIN TRAIN MY ASS,YOU JUST GOT OWNED!'. In defeat, Voshon Daniels stepped up to the mic, saying 'Goddamnit! I'll be back, and I won't be gentle, bitches! You can't stop the Pain Train, baby!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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