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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Britt Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iheb Aribii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iheb Aribii has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Britt Guzman's chin.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Britt Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iheb Aribii!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aribii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guzman stuffs the takedown.
Aribii lands a jab to Guzman's midsection.
Guzman gets tackled into the cage by Aribii. Aribii maintains the clinch.
Guzman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guzman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aribii blocks it with crossed arms.
Aribii pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guzman content to stall in guard here.
Aribii has his hands on Guzman's head, controlling the position.
Guzman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aribii is looking to stand back up but Guzman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Aribii.
Aribii has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guzman is working away from the top position though.
Aribii wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aribii's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aribii wants to control but Guzman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guzman wants to take a breather but Aribii is having none of it.
Aribii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guzman.
Aribii is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Guzman in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Aribii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Aribii as he connects with a hook.
Iheb Aribii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aribii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guzman swivels and escapes.
Aribii shoots in but no luck this time.
Britt Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iheb Aribii.
Guzman tries to clinch there but Aribii circles away.
Aribii shoots in looking for a takedown but Guzman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aribii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Aribii or perhaps it was just good defense by Guzman which made him look bad.
Aribii looks winded!
Guzman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aribii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guzman tries to avoid it but Aribii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guzman to the ground. Guzman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aribii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guzman, pushing him back against the cage.
Aribii stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman is pressed up against the cage. Aribii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guzman down to the mat. Guzman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guzman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guzman doesn't manage to clinch there - Aribii circles away.
Guzman takes the fight into the clinch.
Guzman has Aribii pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aribii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aribii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aribii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aribii has Guzman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guzman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guzman has Aribii pushed against the cage.
Aribii tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aribii jumps guard but Guzman stands there with Aribii around his waist. Aribii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aribii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
Aribii jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guzman walks away with a smile on his face. Aribii gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aribii cracks Guzman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aribii tries to close the distance and clinch but Guzman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guzman tries to clinch but Aribii moves away
and Aribii counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guzman thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aribii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guzman darts in and clinches Aribii up against the cage.
Guzman wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iheb Aribii dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aribii fails to land with a series of punches.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Aribii.
Aribii tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guzman swivels and escapes.
Guzman moves to clinch but Aribii breaks away
and Aribii counters by clinching up.
Aribii is trying to break free.
Aribii looking for a takedown.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Aribii won't allow it.
Guzman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aribii lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aribii trying to control the position but instead, Guzman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aribii into the cage.
Aribii gets underhooks to prevent Guzman's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Britt Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aribii is trying to break free.
Aribii tries a body shot but Guzman blocks it.
Aribii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aribii doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guzman counters with a good low kick that Aribii was not able to check.
Aribii shoots for a double leg takedown but Guzman sprawls well. He's pushed Aribii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch but Aribii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aribii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iheb Aribii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aribii is breathing heavily.
Aribii throws a head kick but Guzman moves out of range.
Aribii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aribii tries to clinch there but Guzman circles away.
A low kick from Aribii misses
and Guzman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aribii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guzman.
Aribii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guzman's waist but Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aribii off to one side.
Guzman moves out of range of the leg kick from Aribii.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guzman lands in his opponent's guard.
Guzman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aribii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guzman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Guzman trying to control but Aribii is working from the bottom.
Aribii working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guzman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Guzman trying to control the position from guard on top but Aribii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Britt Guzman.
Aribii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guzman.
Aribii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guzman's waist but Guzman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aribii off to one side.
Aribii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aribii tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Guzman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman trying to control the action but Aribii is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aribii is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Guzman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aribii wants to clinch.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aribii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aribii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aribii fails to land the takedown.
Aribii fails to land the takedown.
Aribii rushes Guzman and presses him up against the cage.
Guzman is pressed up against the cage. Aribii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guzman down to the mat. Guzman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Britt Guzman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iheb Aribii.
Aribii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aribii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guzman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guzman is trying to break free.
Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guzman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aribii.
Guzman tries to sprawl but Aribii drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aribii is looking for a kimura here.
Guzman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman controlling Aribii's posture.
Guzman trying to strike off his back.
Aribii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aribii trying to control but Guzman is working from the bottom.
Aribii tries to free his leg and advance position but Guzman is retaining full guard.
Guzman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aribii manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aribii managing to control the position.
Aribii looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guzman wants to control from the top but Aribii keeps moving.
Aribii wants to get back to his feet but Guzman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guzman trying to control the position from guard on top but Aribii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britt Guzman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aribii is looking to clinch.
Aribii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guzman has Aribii pressed against the cage, preventing Aribii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aribii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aribii is defending well.
Guzman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iheb Aribii.
I think Aribii 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Iheb Aribii!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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