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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1421 p4p, 191 weight class) and Danny Reborn (ranked 3073 p4p, 372 weight class). Anderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Enforcer. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Reborn with an uppercut!
Reborn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reborn misses with the combination.
Reborn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Reborn looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Anderson swings for the body but Reborn moves out of range.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reborn managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Reborn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Reborn avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn has Anderson pushed against the cage.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reborn is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Reborn.
Reborn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reborn is struggling to control the position.
Reborn pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reborn managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Reborn manages to break the clinch.
Reborn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Reborn misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Reborn throws a combination that misses
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danny Reborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reborn.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Reborn looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Reborn just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Anderson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Reborn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Reborn throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Reborn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Nice elbow from Reborn.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Reborn takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Danny Reborn has been cut.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reborn has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Reborn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Reborn fails to land.
Reborn takes an elbow to the temple.
Reborn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Reborn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reborn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Reborn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and Reborn moves out of range easily.
Reborn looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reborn missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reborn darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Reborn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reborn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reborn. That did some damage!
Reborn throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson attempts a counter takedown but Reborn avoids it well and moves away.
Reborn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson tried to counter with a leg kick but Reborn avoided it.
Reborn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reborn stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Reborn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Reborn tries to clinch
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Reborn 's knee.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Reborn moved out of range nicely.
Reborn wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a head kick. That will keep Reborn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reborn.
A swing and a miss from Reborn.
As Reborn looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Reborn just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Arn Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Reborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Reborn misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arn Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Anderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reborn misses with a hook to the body
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson cracks Reborn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reborn rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reborn can do to turn this around?
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Reborn, against the cage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Reborn trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reborn into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reborn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Reborn controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reborn.
Reborn working aggressively here.
Anderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reborn controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reborn's defenses.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson obliges.
Arn Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reborn blocking some punches.
Reborn tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Reborn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Reborn is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reborn has his back to the cage.
Anderson pushes Reborn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reborn lands a body shot.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reborn misses with a punch on the inside.
Reborn manages to break the clinch.
Reborn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Reborn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reborn looks to clinch
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reborn is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reborn throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reborn throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reborn.
Reborn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Reborn tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reborn throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reborns head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reborn backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arn Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Reborn's cut.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson cracks the inside of Reborn's front leg.
Reborn has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Reborn misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reborn wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Reborn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reborn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reborn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Reborn.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reborn breaks the clinch.
Reborn moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reborn with a jab.
Anderson clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Reborn trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reborn into the cage.
Anderson lands a nice elbow.
Reborn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reborn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reborn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reborn misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Reborn wants to clinch.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reborn throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reborn scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
Reborn throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson shoots in but Reborn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reborn! But no joy.
Reborn throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reborn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Reborn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Reborn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Reborn.
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson throws a right and a left that Reborn avoids nicely.
Reborn moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Reborn.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reborn at a distance.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Reborn.
Anderson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reborn under the eye.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reborn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arn Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anderson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Danny Reborn stepped up to the mic, saying 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.
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