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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arathorm comes to the cage accompanied by Aragorn Soundtrack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
29
184 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakob Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez misses with a looping left.
Juarez tries to clinch but Arathorm is having none of it.
Arathorm moves out of range of the strikes.
Juarez stuffs the takedown.
Juarez tries to land a leg kick but Arathorm saw it coming and moves away.
Juarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Arathorm slips a straight right by Juarez.
Arathorm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez throws a shot from downtown. Arathorm moves away and avoids it.
Juarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Arathorm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arathorm counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arathorm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Juarez is looking to improve his position.
Arathorm lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arathorm throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Juarez to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm won't allow Juarez to sweep him here.
Juarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arathorm.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arathorm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arathorm postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
Juarez has momentary wrist control but Arathorm slips an elbow through the middle.
Juarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arathorm passes Juarez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arathorm thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juarez's head.
Juarez has hold of Arathorm's hands but Arathorm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arathorm throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arathorm with the ground and pound but Juarez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Arathorm working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Juarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arathorm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arathorm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arathorm trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arathorm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juarez is adopting a defensive guard.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arathorm postures up in Juarez's guard and throws a big left but Juarez blocks it.
Juarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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!
Arathorm throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arathorm throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aragorn Arathorm dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Juarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arathorm counters with a left to the body.
Arathorm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Juarez stuffs the takedown attempt from Arathorm. Arathorm gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Juarez.
Nice defenses there by Arathorm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arathorm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Juarez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arathorm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juarez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arathorm throws a sloppy body shot
and Juarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Juarez.
Jakob Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez swings for the body but Arathorm moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarez throws the left hand but Arathorm avoids the punch easily.
Juarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juarez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juarez misses with an uppercut.
Arathorm fails to land the takedown.
Arathorm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juarez but Juarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juarez scores with a sloppy right hand. Arathorm should have avoided that one.
Arathorm tries to move into range but Juarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juarez lands with a right hand.
Jakob Juarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Juarez. That snapped Arathorm's head back.
Juarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Juarez works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Juarez - just one landing.
Juarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juarez misses with a right hand
and Arathorm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arathorm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aragorn Arathorm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Juarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Juarez forces Arathorm back against the cage and clinches.
Juarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Aragorn Arathorm has been cut.
Juarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Arathorm.
Arathorm is looking to take this one to the mat.
Juarez gets through Arathorm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Juarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arathorm backwards.
Juarez throws a head punch that misses.
Juarez tries to work over Arathorm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Juarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arathorm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juarez misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Arathorm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aragorn Arathorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juarez stalling in the clinch.
Juarez digs a right hand underneath Arathorm's ribcage. Arathorm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Juarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arathorm or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm goes for a takedown attempt but Juarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juarez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Juarez lands a jab.
A punch combination from Juarez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juarez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juarez. That's going to slow Arathorm down.
Juarez lands with a straight right. Arathorm didn't see that one coming.
Arathorm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juarez pinned against the cage. Juarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arathorm tries to keep at a distance but Juarez has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez digs a right hand underneath Arathorm's ribcage. Arathorm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Juarez.
Juarez misses with a body punch.
Juarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Juarez on the inside.
Juarez misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Juarez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arathorm has Juarez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juarez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Juarez lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Juarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Juarez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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