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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 857 p4p, 676 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 118 p4p, 93 weight class). Capac's entrance music is Iggy Pop - The Passenger. A fine choice. Arnason has chosen Michael Jackson - Off The Wall as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Capac scores with a sloppy right hand. Arnason should have avoided that one.
Arnason misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac lands a nice shot that snaps Arnason's head back.
Capac ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Capac.
Capac closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Arnason's guard.
Arnason looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capac won't allow Arnason to sweep him here.
Capac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Capac stopping the sweep attempt from Arnason.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capac makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Capac throwing strikes from guard but Arnason blocks nicely.
Capac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arnason is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Capac has gone for a leg lock! Arnason slips out almost immediately though and dives into Capac's guard.
Capac is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arnason is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason sitting in guard here, content to control.
Capac is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Arnason defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arnason is stalling in the full guard.
Arnason's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Capac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capac seems keen to control Arnason's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Capac feinted with a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manco Capac dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnason throws a hook but Capac blocks it.
Capac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Capac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnason.
A big right from Arnason misses.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac swings widly with a right hand
and Arnason counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Capac coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac stuns Arnason with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Capac throws a shot from downtown. Arnason moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Arnason.
Capac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason connects with a single shot there.
Capac shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Capac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac lands with a nice body punch.
Capac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arnason circles away quickly and effectively.
Capac rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnason misses with a hook. Capac ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Arnason misses.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Arnason closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Capac slips a jab from Arnason.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capac throws a right hand that misses
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Arnason will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Arnason connects with the punch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Arnason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Capac misses with a left hand
and Arnason makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason misses with a hook
so Capac counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason is pulling down on Capac's head. It's preventing any offense from Capac, at least for the moment.
Capac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arnason works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Capac lands a couple of digs.
Capac wants to control from the top but Arnason keeps moving.
Arnason controlling Capac's posture.
Capac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arnason looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Capac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Capac tries to free his leg and advance position but Arnason is retaining full guard.
Capac landing with the ground and pound.
Capac throwing strikes but missing.
Arnason wants to improve his position but instead Capac has moved into half guard.
Capac is working for a kimura but Arnason is defending it quite comfortably.
Capac controlling the action here.
Arnason trying to control but Capac postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac slips a nice elbow through Arnason's hands, connecting with Arnason's forehead.
Capac looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Capac not doing much here.
Arnason gets full guard.
Arnason controlling the position.
Capac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Arnason wants to sweep here but Capac controlling him for the moment.
Capac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capac postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Arnason controlling the position.
Capac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Capac wants to pass the guard but Arnason is keeping the position.
Capac stopping the sweep attempt from Arnason.
Capac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Capac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manco Capac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnason pulls Capac in close to prevent any damage.
Capac advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capac working the head and body with strikes.
Arnason avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Capac.
Arnason felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Capac is stalling here. Arnason is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Capac seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Arnason has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manco Capac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manco Capac!
A relieved looking Manco Capac thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jeremy Arnason was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back motherflippers! And when I'm back I will win the rematch easy peasy!'.
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hype
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RATING
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