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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 424 p4p, 435 weight class) and New Breed One (ranked 38 p4p, 40 weight class). Areni kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mosaique. Hin Areni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Areni defends it nicely.
Areni slaps away a takedown attempt from One, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Areni feinted with a counter takedown.
Areni has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Areni pinned against the cage. Areni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hin Areni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Areni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
One checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Areni misses the target.
One shoots in looking for a takedown but Areni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing One's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
One looks for a takedown but Areni sprawls well.
Areni throws a hook to the side of One's head but One sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than One was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
One looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Areni is avoiding damage well.
Areni parries the strikes from One easily there. One is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Areni to escape.
Areni is not content to let One control the position.
One goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Areni rolls with the submission and now he's on top in One's guard! Nice work there by Areni!
One looking for a guillotine here but Areni defends easily.
Areni trying to stand up but can't free himself from One's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Areni defends well.
One looking to control.
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Areni defends well.
One is looking for a triangle but Areni pushes his legs off easily.
Areni wanted to stand there but One had control of the position.
One is trying to keep Areni in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni wanted to stand there but One had control of the position.
One working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Areni has passed into half guard!
Areni wants to get back to his feet.
One keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like Areni is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
One is trying to get back to full guard.
One keeps trying to improve his position.
One trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
One shoots for a double leg takedown but Areni sprawls well. He's pushed One's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
One shoots in and drives through. Areni sprawls well.
Areni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Areni defends well and One ends up having to push Areni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Areni tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Areni to the ground. Areni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
One shoots in for a double leg but Areni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Areni misses with a hook. One ducked under it nicely.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Areni.
Areni misses with a hook. One ducked under it nicely.
One tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
One wants to clinch
and Areni counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Areni is aware though and is defending well.
One has a closed guard, preventing Areni from standing up.
Areni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni content to stall in guard here.
One is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Areni wants to get up but he can't break One's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Areni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
One trying to keep a closed guard but Areni is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
One takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Areni lands a nice leg kick that just misses One's sensitive parts.
One on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
One on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
One tries to score a power double leg takedown but Areni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten One somewhat.
Areni lands with a shot to the body.
Areni misses with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by One or perhaps it was just good defense by Areni, which made it look bad.
Hin Areni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni misses with a leg kick.
New Breed One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Areni leaves One with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
One shoots and misses
and Areni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
One being controlled here, momentarily.
Areni wants to stand but One has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
One can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Areni controls the pace.
Areni wants to stand but One is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Areni got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Areni has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
Areni is looking to stand up but One won't let him.
One wants to sweep here but Areni controlling him for the moment.
Areni scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Areni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Areni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Areni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni dominated that second round.
That's time! Areni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
One gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Areni scores with a nice short uppercut.
One is looking for a takedown.
Areni gets through One's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Areni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Areni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Areni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Areni tries a body shot but One blocks it.
Areni lands a body punch.
Areni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni stops a takedown attempt from One.
Areni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Areni tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Areni back against the cage.
Areni looking to slow down the pace here.
Areni lands a shoulder strike.
Areni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hin Areni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Areni digs a right hand into One's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on One's gas tank.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Areni digs a right hand underneath One's ribcage. One let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Areni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Areni.
Areni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Areni misses with a punch to the body.
Areni digs a right hand into One's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on One's gas tank.
Areni lands a left hand that snaps the head of One backwards.
A shot in the inside from Areni.
One is rocked!
Areni swings wildly with an uppercut but One uses good head movement to avoid it.
Areni throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Areni on the inside.
One blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Areni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One can't get the takedown.
One can't get the takedown.
Hin Areni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Areni gets underhooks to prevent One's takedown attempt.
Areni pushes One back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hin Areni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Areni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Areni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from One.
One tries to pull guard but Areni forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
One tries for a takedown but Areni manages to get underhooks.
Areni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Areni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from One.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One wants a takedown.
One is looking to take this one to the mat.
One blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Areni lands a left hand.
Areni throws a head punch that misses.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Areni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
One letting Areni take a breather here.
Areni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Areni as the two fighters clinch.
New Breed One has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One tries for a takedown. No joy.
Areni digs a right hand underneath One's ribcage. One let out a lung full of air as it connected.
One misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Areni.
One is working for takedown but Areni is calmly controlling the position for now.
One wants to take the fight to the mat but Areni manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
One tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Areni smiles and moves away.
Areni feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
Hin Areni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One misses with a hook.
One shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Areni pinned against the cage. Areni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hin Areni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Areni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hin Areni!
In his post fight interview, Hin Areni started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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