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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herb Krison (ranked 25 p4p, 39 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 6 p4p, 7 weight class). Krison comes to the cage accompanied by Rebelution. MacArthur Ii comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 41 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii blocks the body kick.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
Krison blocks the body kick.
Krison throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a low kick.
MacArthur Ii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
MacArthur Ii lands a jab to the head.
Krison throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as MacArthur Ii blocks the leg kick.
Good exchange - MacArthur Ii coming out on top.
MacArthur Ii cracks a nice hook into Krison's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison moves out of range as MacArthur Ii strikes.
MacArthur Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krison takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from MacArthur Ii misses.
Krison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as MacArthur Ii blocks the leg kick.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacArthur Ii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krison throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacArthur Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Krison throws a leg kick but MacArthur Ii moved away.
MacArthur Ii lands with a thumping leg kick.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krison checks it well.
MacArthur Ii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Krison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And MacArthur Ii responds with a good body kick, but Krison manages to step out the way in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krison moves away.
Krison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Krison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Ii was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
MacArthur Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Ii throws out the jab.
Krison misses with a body kick.
Krison avoids a kick to the body.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krison is looking to clinch but MacArthur Ii is avoiding it.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
MacArthur Ii throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krison.
Krison scores with a head kick. MacArthur Ii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacArthur Ii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krison. That did some damage!
MacArthur Ii blocks the body kick.
Krison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krison scoring well with a low kick there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krison. MacArthur Ii shrugs it off though.
Krison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Krison lunges at MacArthur Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacArthur Ii's hand.
A solid body kick from MacArthur Ii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Ii.
Krison throws a quick counter kick to the body but MacArthur Ii avoids it.
MacArthur Ii throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Krison checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick which misses Krison's front leg but catches the back leg as Krison tries to avoid it.
Krison ducks right into an uppercut from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
Krison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Krison blocks it.
Krison tried to counter with a leg kick but MacArthur Ii avoided it.
Krison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Ii throws out the jab.
MacArthur Ii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krison does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krison.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Krison counters with a good low kick that MacArthur Ii was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick which misses Krison's front leg but catches the back leg as Krison tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
Krison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick
and Krison counters with a body kick that stops MacArthur Ii in his tracks momentarily.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
MacArthur Ii throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krison scores with a nice strike.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacArthur Ii misses with a straight left.
Krison appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a body kick but Krison moved away.
Krison 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.
Krison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii misses with a looping right.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison jabs MacArthur Ii right on the nose. MacArthur Ii blinks but takes it well.
MacArthur Ii misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but MacArthur Ii avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacArthur Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MacArthur Ii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Krison throws a head kick that half lands.
Krison lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacArthur Ii takes a step back to recover.
Krison tests MacArthur Ii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison throws a hook but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur Ii swinging wildly here.
Krison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
Krison was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
MacArthur Ii misses with a looping right.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Ii moves away and avoids it.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacArthur Ii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
MacArthur Ii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krison blocks it well.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Krison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Krison slips a jab from MacArthur Ii.
Krison throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab from Krison.
MacArthur Ii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krison looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range.
That kick from Krison tenderised MacArthur Ii's leg. MacArthur Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krison lands with a right hand.
Krison throws a leg kick but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison darts in and clinches MacArthur Ii up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from MacArthur Ii fails to land.
Krison misses with some punches.
Krison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krison tries a body shot but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as MacArthur Ii controls his hands.
MacArthur Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacArthur Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krison.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur Ii avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
MacArthur Ii misses with some punches.
MacArthur Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii prevents a body shot from Krison.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii working aggressively here.
Krison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down MacArthur Ii.
Krison scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Krison lands with a short shot to the head.
MacArthur Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
MacArthur Ii throws a head punch that misses.
MacArthur Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Krison controls the action.
Krison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from MacArthur Ii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii trying to control the position but instead, Krison has worked for underhooks and has pushed MacArthur Ii into the cage.
MacArthur Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
MacArthur Ii lands a shot to the body.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but MacArthur Ii avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MacArthur Ii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krison clobbers MacArthur Ii with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by MacArthur Ii there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from MacArthur Ii lands.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
MacArthur Ii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacArthur Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krison explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
MacArthur Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Ii throws out the jab.
Krison avoids the body shot from MacArthur Ii.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison throws out a leg kick but MacArthur Ii moves out of range and Krison only half commits.
Krison lands a jab to MacArthur Ii's midsection.
MacArthur Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krison.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii stuns Krison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krison scores with a hook.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but MacArthur Ii avoids it.
Krison tries to land a leg kick but MacArthur Ii saw it coming and moves away.
Krison lands with a shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Ii getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii connects with a single shot there.
MacArthur Ii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krison on the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison throws a leg kick that is checked
and MacArthur Ii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacArthur Ii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick that misses.
It appears Krison was looking to counter with a kick there.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Herb Krison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Ii. Krison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krison throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Krison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacArthur Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krison avoids the head kick by MacArthur Ii.
Krison takes one to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii tests Krison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison tries to clinch but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Krison throws a solid leg kick but MacArthur Ii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krison.
Krison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacArthur Ii misses with the combination.
MacArthur Ii is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Ii lands a jab.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MacArthur Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Krison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Krison.
An inside leg kick from Krison misses.
MacArthur Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Krison looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Ii is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacArthur Ii.
Krison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacArthur Ii scores with a nice right hand.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacArthur Ii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Krison blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Krison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from MacArthur Ii finds it's way round the side to connect with Krison's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
That kick from MacArthur Ii tenderised Krison's leg. Krison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Ii moves out of range of the body kick from Krison.
Krison throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Ii moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Ii sizes up Krison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
MacArthur Ii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krison moves away from the strike by MacArthur Ii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krison throws a body kick that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Angus MacArthur Ii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick
enabling Krison to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacArthur Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacArthur Ii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacArthur Ii!
Angus MacArthur Ii was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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