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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermey Arnold (ranked 4808 p4p, 491 weight class) and Holy Angel (ranked 18820 p4p, 728 weight class). Jermey Arnold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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203 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holy Angel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel wants to clinch.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Angel
and Arnold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Angel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Arnold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Angel.
A clash of legs there as Arnold blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.
Angel tries to move into range but Arnold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel lands with a slapping head kick.
Angel throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnold counters with a left and a right that stings Angel.
Arnold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angel lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold misses with a left hand
and Angel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arnold's knee momentarily.
Angel throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
A lazy left from Arnold finds it's target.
Angel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arnold checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arnold moves out of range of the body kick from Angel.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arnold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arnold loads up on a big right hand but Angel slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Angel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Angel thuds a left hand into Arnold's body.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
Arnold stalling.
Angel misses with a body punch.
Arnold just leaning against Angel, taking a breather.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold gets through Angel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angel working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Angel has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Angel pushes Arnold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Angel blocks with his arms.
Arnold throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Angel on the inside.
Angel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Angel lands with a left to the head.
Angel lands a shot to the body.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
Angel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arnold.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Arnold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Angel blocks it with crossed arms.
Angel breaks from the clinch.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angel throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
Angel wants to clinch
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Angel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angel throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold is having none of it.
Arnold lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angel.
Angel clinches up against the cage.
Angel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but Angel is blocking nicely.
Arnold just leaning against Angel, taking a breather.
Arnold pushes Angel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arnold lands a good knee to the midsection. Angel won't want to take too many of those.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Angel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Angel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold taking a breather.
Arnold trying to land knees to the body.
Angel has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Holy Angel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnold takes one to the side of the head.
Arnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Angel is just out of range.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Angel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold moves away
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
Angel takes the fight into the clinch.
Angel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Angel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holy Angel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Angel lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Arnold lands a nice elbow.
Arnold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Angel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Arnold tries to land knees in the clinch but Angel avoids the damage to the body.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arnold.
Arnold is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Angel tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Angel back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Angel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Angel misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Angel throws a head kick that misses.
Jermey Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold misses with a combination
and Angel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Angel tried to score with a low kick but Arnold checks it.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angel throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold moves out of range as Angel strikes.
Arnold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Angel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Angel tries to clinch but Arnold moves out of range.
Angel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Angel misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
Arnold looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Arnold. Beautiful body shot.
Arnold misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Angel throws a leg kick but Arnold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angel moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Angel, as that shot connected.
Angel tries to clinch
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A clash of legs there as Arnold blocks the low kick.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Angel manages to avoid it.
Arnold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold slips a straight right by Angel.
Arnold throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
Arnold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Angel throws a solid leg kick but Arnold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Angel.
Nice defenses there by Angel.
Arnold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Angel.
Angel misses with a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Arnold throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermey Arnold dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Arnold.
Arnold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Angel finds it's way round the side to connect with Arnold's head.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angel throws a shot to the body.
Angel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angel steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Angel jabs at Arnold's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
Angel throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Angel throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel throws a series of punches but Arnold avoids them all with ease.
Arnold throws an overhand right that lands on Angel's shoulder, as Angel tries to avoid the shot.
Angel looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
Angel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel lands a front kick.
Arnold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Angel wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Angel misses with the combination.
Arnold tries to clinch but Angel moves out of range.
Donk. Arnold catches Angel right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel dodges the punch combination from Arnold.
Angel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arnold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Angel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Angel moves into range and clinches up with Arnold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Angel.
Arnold letting Angel take a breather here.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold is trying to stall.
Angel tries to circle away but Arnold has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Angel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arnold taking a breather.
Arnold tries to stall but Angel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Angel.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Angel.
Angel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
Angel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Angel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Angel blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arnold throws a big counter combination but Angel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arnold tries to move into range but Angel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Angel wants to clinch
and Arnold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold misses with a right hand
and Arnold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Angel misses
and Arnold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angel throws a push kick but Arnold slaps the foot to one side.
As Angel looks to move away, Arnold throws a big counter combo but Angel just gets out of the way.
Angel throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Holy Angel.
I think Angel 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holy Angel!
Holy Angel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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