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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Power Max (ranked 7334 p4p, 594 weight class) and Arnold Stein (ranked 8758 p4p, 630 weight class). Arnold Stein will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Stein!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stein.
Stein works the jab nicely.
Stein moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stein feints and then cracks Max's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Max down.
Max drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Max remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Max working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is pushing Max's head away, looking to escape. Max manages to hold on to the position though.
Max creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stein sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Max fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stein is looking for a sweep.
Max is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stein is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stein is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Max crashes against the mat.
Max definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stein is looking to reverse the position.
Stein can't do much from the bottom here.
Max 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.
Stein trying to remain calm as Max controls from the top position.
Max looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stein is avoiding damage well.
Max is trying to get an arm triangle but Stein is defending well.
Max decides to stand back up. Max steps back and let's Stein get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Stein.
Max tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stein scores with a body shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Stein sends Max down but not out. Stein dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Power Max has been cut.
Max is breathing heavily.
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!
Max prevents Stein from improving position.
Max tries to bench press Stein off him but Stein keeps the position.
Stein controlling the position.
Max struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Max is trying to get back to half guard.
Stein is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Max is working hard here to advance position.
Max might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Max's face as Stein controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Power Max's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stein connects with a jab.
Arnold Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein connects with a looping right hand.
Stein throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stein drops Max with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Max! Stein dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Stein!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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