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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Arias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arias has chosen Don Omar - Conteo as his entrance music. David Arias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Arias!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Arias sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arias has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Arias with a knee to the head.
Blaze looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arias.
Arias tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blaze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arias moves away.
Blaze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arias decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blaze's guard.
Arias wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looking for a guillotine here but Arias defends easily.
Blaze has momentary wrist control but Arias slips an elbow through the middle.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Arias is proving a slippery customer.
Blaze trying to control the position here.
Arias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaze is keeping the position for now.
Arias in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Arias from controlling successfully.
Arias tries to stand but Blaze is controlling from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blaze misses with a takedown
so Arias counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arias chips away with some ground and pound.
Arias trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arias works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Arias takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blaze looking for submissions off his back.
Arias scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blaze is trying to maintain the position but Arias is very close to passing his half guard.
Blaze manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blaze holds on and takes a little breather.
Arias postures up.
Blaze wants to control but Arias passes easily into half guard.
Arias is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blaze is holding on to half guard well.
Blaze kicks off Arias and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaze misses with a takedown
and Arias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blaze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arias's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arias is looking to sweep but instead, Blaze has passed into half guard.
Arias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Arias lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blaze!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arias landing punches.
Blaze is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze is in a horrible position here. Arias smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Blaze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arias dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Arias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arias tries to clinch but Blaze moves away
and Blaze counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Arias!
Blaze prevents Arias from getting the reversal.
Arias is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arias throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blaze. What's that going to do exactly?
Arias is trying to stand up.
Arias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Arias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Arias is trying desperately to improve position.
Arias swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Arias wants to control but Blaze is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arias tries to buck Blaze off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias is trying desperately to improve position.
Blaze seems to have got his legs back now.
Arias is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blaze controlling the pace for now.
Blaze fails to advance to Arias's back.
Arias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arias manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Arias wants to get back to full guard.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arias keeps working.
Blaze moves into full mount! Arias won't be happy about that!
David Arias has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaze cracks Arias with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arias can't escape the position.
Blaze wants to control the pace but Arias is squirming around nicely.
Blaze has hold of Arias's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Arias manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Blaze trying to control but Arias is having none of it.
Blaze is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Blaze looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Arias!
Blaze breaks from Arias's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze prevents Arias from getting the reversal.
Blaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arias is looking to escape.
Arias bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arias passes into side control.
Blaze is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arias's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arias looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blaze trying to control here.
Arias scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Blaze dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arias moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arias with a poor takedown
and Blaze moves into the clinch.
Arias lands a nice knee to the body.
Arias breaks the clinch.
Arias Rushes Blaze and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Blaze is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Arias Piles on the pressure and Blaze crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Arias!
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hype
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