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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Arlington (ranked 1689 p4p, 1244 weight class) and Manny Perez (ranked 193 p4p, 141 weight class). Arlington kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Unchained Melody. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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11 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Jason Arlington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arlington misses the shot to the body.
Arlington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arlington misses with a looping right.
Perez slips a straight right by Arlington.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez scores with a hook.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arlington has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Power Swingers in the buildup to the fight.
Arlington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arlington misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arlington is defended easily by Perez.
Arlington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
It looked like Arlington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlington misses with a jab to the body
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlington ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Arlington throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez stalks Arlington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arlington's face. Arlington staggers backwards, shaken.
Arlington blocks a jab.
Arlington thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arlington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Arlington.
Arlington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perez misses with a hook
and Arlington counters with a left and a right that stings Perez.
Arlington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Arlington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Arlington is looking to counter punch.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Arlington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arlington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Arlington misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington misses with a few strikes there.
Perez misses with a double jab.
Arlington ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perez jabs Arlington right on the nose. Arlington blinks but takes it well.
Perez throws a hook but Arlington blocks it.
Arlington lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand.
Arlington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arlington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Arlington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Arlington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Arlington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arlington went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps Arlington's head back.
Arlington cracks Perez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Perez throws a body punch but Arlington moves out of range.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Arlington is out of range.
Arlington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arlington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arlington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Arlington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arlington had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Arlington walks into a left hand.
Arlington throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlington manages to avoid it.
Arlington throws a hook but Perez blocks it.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Arlington counters with a stiff right hand.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlington.
Perez throws a counter combo.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Arlington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Arlington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Arlington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arlington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez thuds his right hand into Arlington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Arlington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Arlington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Arlington staying out of range there.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Arlington's shoulder, as Arlington tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Arlington on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Perez throws a series of strikes that have Arlington backpedaling.
Arlington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Arlington.
Arlington fails with the takedown
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arlington might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Arlington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Arlington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlington manages to avoid it.
Perez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arlington doesn't seem bothered though.
Arlington defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Arlington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Manny Perez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlington lands with an overhand left.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arlington.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arlington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlington.
Arlington misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
Perez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Arlington to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arlington looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez digs a good body shot into Arlington's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez tries to move into range but Arlington moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arlington throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Arlington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arlington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arlington.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Perez moves out of range as Arlington strikes.
No joy there for Arlington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Perez - just one landing.
Perez scores with a nice head shot.
Arlington gets a clinch.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arlington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arlington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Arlington.
Arlington shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Perez pinned against the cage. Perez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Arlington misses the target.
Arlington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arlington.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arlington.
Arlington misses the shot to the body.
Arlington missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.
A swing and a miss from Arlington.
Arlington lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arlington misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arlington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Arlington appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlington throws out the jab.
Arlington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlington throws an off balance right hand
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Arlington looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Arlington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arlington tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlington walks into a left hand.
A jab from Perez does it's job there.
Arlington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Perez misses with an uppercut. Arlington saw that one coming.
Perez throws a jab when Arlington was well out of range.
Arlington moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arlington fails to land.
Arlington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arlington prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez is trying to push Arlington away but Arlington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arlington swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arlington pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Arlington slips the punch.
Arlington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perez lunges at Arlington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arlington's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a jab to the head.
Perez misses with a body shot.
It looked like Arlington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arlington.
Arlington shoots in for a takedown but Perez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
A counter left hand to the body from Arlington misses its target.
Arlington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlington throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Perez throws a hook but Arlington avoids it easily.
Arlington decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Perez manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Arlington keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlington keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Perez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perez tries to circle away but Arlington has him pinned against the cage.
Perez tries to circle away but Arlington has him pinned against the cage.
Arlington breaks from the clinch.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Arlington moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arlington.
Arlington throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on Perez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jason Arlington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Arlington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez misses with the combination.
Arlington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown attempt by Arlington or perhaps it was just good defense by Perez, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez slips a jab from Arlington.
Perez throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Arlington to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Arlington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perez throws a jab when Arlington was well out of range.
Arlington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arlington missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez staying out of range there.
Arlington misses with an uppercut
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlington circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlington looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez tries to bum rush Arlington with a series of wild strikes but Arlington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez catches Arlington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez takes a swing at Arlington's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Perez, as that shot connected.
Arlington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Arlington misses its target.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Arlington.
Arlington scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arlington throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arlington throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Manny Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arlington misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
Our winner, Manny Perez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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