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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 692 p4p, 207 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 107 p4p, 29 weight class). MacArthur Ii has chosen Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman lands with a nice body punch.
Rahman wants to clinch
and MacArthur Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacArthur Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Rahman has closed the distance and engaged MacArthur Ii in a clinch.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahman.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
MacArthur Ii struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Good body shot from MacArthur Ii.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii stalling against the cage.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from MacArthur Ii as the two fighters clinch.
Rahman is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, MacArthur Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacArthur Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rahman obliges.
MacArthur Ii lands with a short shot to the head.
MacArthur Ii manages to break the clinch.
MacArthur Ii scores with a shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rahman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MacArthur Ii manages to circle out of the way.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Rahman off balance momentarily.
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!
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rahman with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rahman.
MacArthur Ii throws the kick towards the body but Rahman avoids it.
MacArthur Ii has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Ii. Rahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman rushes MacArthur Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacArthur Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii works on Rahman's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii lands with a light punch inside.
MacArthur Ii misses with the head strike.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
MacArthur Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Rahman ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahman misses with a two punch combination.
Rahman clinches.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacArthur Ii manages to break the clinch.
Rahman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacArthur Ii swivels and escapes.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rahman takes a step back to recover.
MacArthur Ii tries to clinch but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman tries to clinch
enabling MacArthur Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Ii lands with a nice body kick.
MacArthur Ii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rahman finds it's way round the side to connect with MacArthur Ii's head.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
MacArthur Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Rahman moves out of range easily.
Rahman fails to land with a series of punches.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch but MacArthur Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rahman.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman wants to clinch but MacArthur Ii slips to the side
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur Ii.
Rahman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but MacArthur Ii manages to circle out of the way.
MacArthur Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angus MacArthur Ii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
MacArthur Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rahman under the eye.
Rahman wants to clinch
and MacArthur Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii digs a good body shot into Rahman's ribs.
MacArthur Ii lands with a hook. Rahman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii lands a slapping body shot.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Rahman.
Rahman gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! MacArthur Ii gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus MacArthur Ii!
During a confident post fight interview, Angus MacArthur Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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