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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 1298 p4p, 171 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 1356 p4p, 174 weight class). Troy Anselmo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 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
15 - 6 - 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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Parker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Anselmo. Those never looked like landing.
Donk. Anselmo catches Parker right on the button with a cross.
Anselmo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
We've been told by Anselmo's head coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A left lands for Anselmo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anselmo moves away from the strike by Parker.
Parker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Troy Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Anselmo cracks Parker with a good jab.
Anselmo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anselmo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Anselmo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker scores with a body shot.
Anselmo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anselmo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.
Parker throws out a counter right but Anselmo avoids it with no problem.
Anselmo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anselmo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Anselmo throws a looping overhand right but Parker ducks down to avoid it.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Anselmo avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker throws a low kick, looking for Anselmo's leg but Anselmo calmly moves out of range.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anselmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anselmo throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Parker throws a leg kick but Anselmo checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Anselmo misses the target.
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!
Parker throws out a powerful jab.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Anselmo moved out of range.
Parker misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anselmo throws an off balance right hand
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anselmo.
It looked like Anselmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker blocks a jab.
Parker tries a quick counter leg kick but Anselmo is wise to it.
Parker jabs Anselmo right on the nose. Anselmo blinks but takes it well.
Anselmo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anselmo misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Parker tenderised Anselmo's leg. Anselmo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anselmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Alex Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker throws a low kick, looking for Anselmo's leg but Anselmo calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Anselmo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anselmo cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anselmo throws a right hand that misses
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a looping right.
Anselmo looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Anselmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker counters with a right hand to the body.
Anselmo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Parker.
Anselmo scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a hook.
Anselmo misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
and Parker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Anselmo with a nice cross.
Parker lands a nice shot that snaps Anselmo's head back.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker tries to land a front kick but Anselmo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Anselmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anselmo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anselmo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parker slips under a jab from Anselmo.
Anselmo looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anselmo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Anselmo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Anselmo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parker.
Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Parker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anselmo with a body shot.
Anselmo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parker under the eye.
A head kick by Parker misses
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Anselmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Parker slams his shin into Anselmo's torso.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anselmo drops his hands momentarily and Parker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parker. Anselmo shrugs it off though.
Parker thows a leg kick but Anselmo checks it
and Anselmo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Anselmo.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anselmo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker tries to land a body kick
letting Anselmo counter with a right hand.
Alex Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a jab.
Parker has Anselmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anselmo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Anselmo avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Anselmo misses.
Anselmo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anselmo avoids the head kick by Parker.
Parker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anselmo.
Anselmo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anselmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anselmo throws an off balance right hand
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
A big right from Anselmo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Anselmo counters with a nice uppercut.
Anselmo throws a big shot that misses.
Anselmo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Anselmo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Parker tenderised Anselmo's leg. Anselmo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Troy Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Parker.
Well Parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Parker!
Alex Parker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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RATING
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