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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Boswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryce Boswell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arenas lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Arenas. Those never looked like landing.
Boswell tries to clinch up but Arenas circles away and keeps his distance.
Arenas tests Boswell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arenas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arenas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arenas connects with a body shot that sends Boswell's belly button to the back.
Arenas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arenas duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boswell misses with a looping right.
Nicolas Arenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Arenas tenderised Boswell's leg. Boswell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arenas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boswell's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arenas.
Boswell shoots for a takedown but Arenas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boswell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
No joy there for Arenas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arenas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas lands with a cross.
Arenas throws a nice looking combination but Boswell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicolas Arenas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boswell looks to score with a jab to the body but Arenas is just out of range.
Boswell is looking to clinch.
Boswell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arenas as he avoids it easily.
Boswell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arenas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boswell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boswell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boswell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boswell passes into half guard.
Arenas pushes Boswell off looking to stand but Boswell dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arenas can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas taking some punishment here, with Boswell in his half guard.
Arenas is not content to let Boswell control the position.
Boswell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boswell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boswell trying to control from half guard but Arenas is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boswell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boswell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Boswell.
Boswell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Arenas is refusing to be controlled, as Boswell sits in half guard.
Arenas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boswell controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas pushes Boswell off looking to stand but Boswell dives back in and keeps control.
Boswell not doing much here.
We're going to have a standup here because Bryce Boswell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arenas misses with a two punch combination.
Arenas scores with a three punch combo!
Arenas misses with a few strikes there.
Arenas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boswell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arenas throws a series of punches but Boswell avoids them all with ease.
Boswell throws a body punch but Arenas moves out of range.
A left and a right from Arenas both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boswell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arenas sprawls well. Arenas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boswell gets slowly back to his feet.
Boswell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arenas tries to avoid it but Boswell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arenas to the ground. Arenas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arenas!
Boswell throws out a loose jab but Arenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boswell tries to clinch but Arenas is having none of it.
Arenas connects with a jab.
Arenas throws a right and a left that Boswell avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Arenas.
Arenas scores with a shot to the body.
Arenas works the jab nicely.
Arenas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arenas duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas connects with a leg kick. Boswell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice combination there by Arenas.
Boswell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arenas circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Boswell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arenas ducks under a wild hook from Boswell.
Arenas misses with a series of wild punches.
Arenas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Boswell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arenas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boswell. That did some damage!
Arenas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boswell is defended easily by Arenas.
Arenas throws a right hand that Boswell ducks under and follows up with a left that Boswell also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boswell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arenas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boswell scrambles back to his feet.
Arenas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arenas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arenas!
Boswell is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Arenas.
Oh Boswell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arenas connects with a crisp jab.
Boswell gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Arenas gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Arenas!
Nicolas Arenas is the new middleweight champion!
Nicolas Arenas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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