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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 2033 p4p, 239 weight class) and Earl Jeffries (ranked 1354 p4p, 165 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 cm
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188 lbs
16 - 10 - 2 |
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180 cm
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200 lbs
22 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Troy Anselmo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries ! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anselmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jeffries . That did some damage! Anselmo misses with a hook
and Jeffries counters with a stiff right hand. Jeffries connects with a body shot that sends Anselmo's belly button to the back. Anselmo scores with the left hand. Jeffries knows he should have avoided that one. Anselmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a stiff right hand. A clash of legs there as Jeffries blocks the low kick. Anselmo on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anselmo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Anselmo misses with a leg kick and Jeffries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Anselmo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jeffries 's head backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jeffries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anselmo. Anselmo obviously looking to wear him down.
Anselmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Jeffries works Anselmo's body with a nice hook. Anselmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jeffries tries to clinch but Anselmo is having none of it. Jeffries has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anselmo throws a nice inside leg kick. Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch but Anselmo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Anselmo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jeffries counter with a right hand. Jeffries shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss! Anselmo lands a jab to the nose. Anselmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeffries . A slow jab from Anselmo misses its intended target. Anselmo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anselmo missing with a left hand there. Jeffries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jeffries throws out a counter right but Anselmo avoids it with no problem. Jeffries lands with a nice body punch. Anselmo misses with a few strikes there.
Anselmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice body punch from Jeffries .
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anselmo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jeffries . Anselmo slips a jab from Jeffries . Anselmo takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Anselmo as he connects with a hook. Anselmo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jeffries checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jeffries ! But no joy. Anselmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jeffries misses the body punch and Anselmo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Anselmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jeffries moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Anselmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Anselmo misses with an uppercut
and Jeffries counters with a nice body shot. Jeffries misses with a hook to the body
and Anselmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jeffries misses with a straight right. Jeffries gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeffries is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anselmo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Jeffries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Anselmo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Anselmo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Jeffries misses with a wild body shot. Jeffries avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anselmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anselmo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeffries . Anselmo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jeffries counters with a three punch combo that has Anselmo backing up. Anselmo nods at Jeffries to acknowledge the strikes. Jeffries takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jeffries needs to keep his hands up - Anselmo had a free shot at his head there. Jeffries ducks right into an uppercut from Anselmo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Anselmo misses with a leg kick and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jeffries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A jab from Anselmo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anselmo swings widly with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Troy Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anselmo is breathing heavily. A big right from Jeffries misses. Anselmo thows a left - swing and a miss! Anselmo throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Anselmo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. The fighters circling - Jeffries throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Anselmo throws a leg kick enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab. Anselmo throws a leg kick but Jeffries sees it coming and moves out of range. Anselmo takes one to the chin there. Anselmo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jeffries needs to keep his hands up - Anselmo had a free shot at his head there. Anselmo throws a leg kick and Jeffries counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anselmo! Jeffries lets Anselmo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anselmo is rocked! Anselmo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jeffries . And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Jeffries dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Jeffries counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anselmo! Jeffries lets Anselmo back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Oh Anselmo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jeffries jabs Anselmo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Anselmo seems to have got his legs back now. Jeffries throws a series of punches but Anselmo moves out of range. Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy. Anselmo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeffries . Jeffries blocks a jab. Anselmo throws a leg kick but Jeffries sees it coming and moves out of range. Jeffries connects with a body shot that sends Anselmo's belly button to the back. 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! Anselmo thumps Jeffries with a low kick. Jeffries lands with a nice body punch. Anselmo moves out of range of the strikes. Anselmo moves into range and connects with a jab. Jeffries fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A jab from Anselmo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses
and Anselmo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Anselmo throws a shot from downtown. Jeffries moves away and avoids it. Anselmo misses with a right hand and Jeffries counters with a lovely shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Anselmo slips the punch. Jeffries avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Earl Jeffries seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jeffries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anselmo throws out the jab. Anselmo loads up on a big right hand but Jeffries slips the punch. Anselmo ducks under a wild hook from Jeffries . Anselmo loads up on a big right hand but Jeffries slips the punch. Anselmo misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Jeffries was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jeffries has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jeffries lands an elbow inside. Jeffries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Anselmo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeffries throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Anselmo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab. 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! Jeffries missing with a left hand there. Anselmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jeffries tries to clinch up but Anselmo circles away and keeps his distance. Anselmo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Jeffries scores with a hook to the body. Anselmo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Anselmo throws a right and a left that Jeffries avoids nicely. Anselmo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jeffries counters with a nice uppercut. Donk. Jeffries catches Anselmo right on the button with a cross. Jeffries has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jeffries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Anselmo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jeffries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jeffries closes the distance and pushes Anselmo back into the cage. Jeffries lands with a short shot to the head. Anselmo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jeffries can't find room to land a body shot as Anselmo controls the action.
Anselmo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Anselmo avoids a wild elbow strike from Jeffries . Anselmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jeffries prevents Anselmo from breaking the clinch. Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anselmo's defenses. Anselmo can't break the clinch.
Anselmo tries to stall but Jeffries uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Jeffries has the dominant position. Jeffries manages to break the clinch.
Anselmo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Anselmo misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Jeffries on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Anselmo blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jeffries moves away from the strike by Anselmo. A nice side step and Jeffries releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Anselmo throws a leg kick and Jeffries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Jeffries throws an overhand right that drops Anselmo like a sack of potatoes! Jeffries dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Jeffries ! Earl Jeffries seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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