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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Arfield (ranked 5268 p4p, 5338 weight class) and Noel Marcos (ranked 415 p4p, 425 weight class). Arfield comes to the cage accompanied by Saturday Night- Whigfield. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Arfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noel Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arfield drags the fight down to the ground.
Marcos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Arfield wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Arfield is controlling Marcos's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Arfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Arfield has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfield keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marcos postures up in Arfield's guard and throws a big left but Arfield blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arfield stuns Marcos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oooooh!!! Arfield has knocked Marcos down with a huge combo! Arfield steps away and waves a wobbly Marcos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Noel Marcos has been cut.
Arfield takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arfield jumps guard and drags Marcos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marcos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marcos wants to get up but he can't break Arfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marcos looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfield keeping moving, preventing Marcos from controlling successfully.
Arfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marcos tries to free his leg and advance position but Arfield is retaining full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Arfield throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marcos shoots in for a takedown but Arfield shows good takedown defense.
Marcos looks winded!
Marcos takes the fight into the clinch.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Marcos stops a takedown attempt from Arfield.
Arfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arfield.
Marcos throws a counter combo.
Arfield gets a clinch.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield stands there with Marcos around his waist. Marcos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfield breaks the clinch.
Arfield lands a nice shot that snaps Marcos's head back.
Arfield drives through and clinches with Marcos against the cage.
Marcos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marcos has Arfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Arfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arfield manages to break the clinch.
Marcos misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcos moves out of range of the body kick.
Arfield scores with a body shot.
No luck for Marcos with that takedown attempt.
Arfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marcos. That did some damage!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Marcos's cut.
That's time! Arfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arfield!
Arfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Arfield is pushing Marcos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marcos is trying to pull guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marcos missing with knees to the body.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arfield instigates a clinch.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arfield is fending him off so far but Marcos persists. Nope, Arfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield misses with a few strikes there.
Marcos gets tackled into the cage by Arfield. Arfield maintains the clinch.
Arfield trying to land knees to the body.
Arfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arfield gets a clinch.
Arfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcos dives in and grabs Arfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arfield pushes down on Marcos's head and hops out.
Arfield throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Marcos throws a counter combo.
Arfield misses with a kick to the body.
Arfield moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marcos avoiding damage as Arfield throws knees to the body.
Arfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Arfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marcos.
Marcos is looking to control Arfield's arms but Arfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marcos has his back to the cage.
Arfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos working hard to break the clinch.
Marcos is trying to break free.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arfield digs a right hand underneath Marcos's ribcage. Marcos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arfield lands a shot to the body.
Arfield scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arfield takes a swing at Marcos's ribcage but misses.
Marcos wants to clinch
and Arfield counters with a left and a right that stings Marcos.
Arfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arfield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos can't find room to land a body shot as Arfield controls the action.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arfield throws a nice looking combination but Marcos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcos fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Arfield.
Marcos takes one on the button.
Scott Arfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Arfield misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marcos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcos can do to turn this around?
Arfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcos with the counter takedown but Arfield avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arfield is looking for a counter combo.
Marcos wants to clinch up but Arfield keeps it at a distance.
Arfield throwing a counter right hand but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Arfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
Arfield instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noel Marcos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arfield moves into the clinch.
Arfield tries to work over Marcos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcos controls his hands.
Arfield tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Marcos wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Marcos wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Arfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marcos up against the cage.
Marcos tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arfield misses with a double jab.
Arfield clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arfield lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marcos avoids it.
Marcos is trying to drag Arfield to the mat but Arfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marcos is trying to stall.
Arfield manages to break the clinch.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arfield misses with a two punch combination.
Marcos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Scott Arfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott Arfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos motions for Arfield to come forward. Marcos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfield stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arfield.
Marcos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott Arfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noel Marcos.
Arfield looking to throw knees to the head but Marcos is blocking nicely.
Arfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arfield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arfield rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marcos jumps guard but Arfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marcos tries to land knees in the clinch but Arfield avoids the damage to the body.
Arfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfield lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Marcos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arfield rushes Marcos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Arfield.
Scott Arfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marcos is trying to push Arfield away but Arfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arfield stops a takedown attempt from Marcos.
Arfield tries a body shot but Marcos blocks it.
Arfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marcos's elbow.
Arfield misses with a punch to the body.
Marcos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Marcos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Marcos avoids the damage to the body.
Arfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Marcos up against the cage.
Arfield breaks from the clinch.
Arfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcos.
Marcos swings for the body but Arfield moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcos.
Noel Marcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Arfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marcos dodges the punch combination from Arfield.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Arfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arfield 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Arfield!
An out of breath Scott Arfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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