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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manco Capac (ranked 658 p4p, 602 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 91 p4p, 82 weight class). Capac comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - The Passenger. Arnason has chosen Michael Jackson - Off The Wall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manco Capac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnason misses with a few strikes there.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Nice cross by Arnason.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Capac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnason.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Arnason throws a jab but it's blocked by Capac.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capac slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arnason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason throws a hook but Capac avoids it easily.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arnason misses with a straight left.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capac.
Capac slips under a jab from Arnason.
Capac changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arnason loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Capac attempts a counter takedown but Arnason avoids it well and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Arnason.
Jeremy Arnason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason looks to land a left hand but Capac moved out of range nicely.
Capac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Capac slips under a jab from Arnason.
Arnason might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arnason loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Capac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arnason jabs Capac right on the nose. Capac blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnason misses the target.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Arnason.
Arnason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Capac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Arnason.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Arnason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
Arnason loads up on a big right hand but Capac slips the punch.
Capac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capac manages to avoid it.
Capac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Capac.
Arnason connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Capac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnason.
Arnason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capac was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnason.
Capac tries to counter with a takedown but Arnason is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Arnason. Those never looked like landing.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arnason darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Capac defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
Capac feinted with a counter takedown.
Arnason looks to throw the jab but Capac is out of range.
Arnason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capac.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capac slips under a jab from Arnason.
Capac changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arnason jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capac drops down looking for a counter takedown but Arnason sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Capac stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Capac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnason.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Arnason throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Arnason lands a jab to the head.
Arnason has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Capac is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Arnason rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Capac counters with a takedown into side control.
Capac looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Arnason is avoiding damage well.
Capac working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capac is putting a hurting on Arnason here, landing some big shots from side control.
Capac grinds an elbow into Arnason's temple.
Capac lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason tries to improve position but can't.
Capac trying to control the action but Arnason is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capac lands a few punches from side control.
Capac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arnason is trying to control Capac's posture but Capac avoids it.
Capac working the head with strikes.
Arnason can't do much from the bottom here.
Capac looking to control but instead Arnason has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Capac not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arnason is not content to let Capac control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arnason's head.
Arnason is looking to improve his position.
Capac lands with a punch from half guard.
Arnason is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manco Capac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arnason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Arnason keeping moving, preventing Capac from controlling successfully.
Capac throws a big right hand that misses.
Capac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capac wants to control from the top but Arnason keeps moving.
Capac seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Capac trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Capac won't allow Arnason to sweep him here.
Capac is pushing down on Arnason's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arnason is fighting to maintain full guard but Capac has managed to sneak the leg through.
Arnason wants to control but Capac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've been hearing that Capac has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Capac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arnason's head.
Capac thows a huge punch but Arnason dodges it nicely.
Arnason tries to get to full guard but Capac has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manco Capac dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Arnason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capac manages to avoid it.
Capac appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arnason throws a jab when Capac was well out of range.
Capac half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnason throws a hook to the side of Capac's head but Capac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arnason throws a jab but it's blocked by Capac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Capac.
Capac changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Arnason misses with a shot to the body
and Capac counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Arnason!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capac tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Arnason is trying to get back to half guard.
Capac sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Arnason is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Capac creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Capac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arnason knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Capac looks up at the clock and then as Arnason takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Capac smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Capac is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Arnason's shoulder. That is not cool.
Capac in side control lands a decent elbow.
Capac in side control, throwing shots but Arnason defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capac lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arnason down.
Arnason tries to bench press Capac off him but Capac keeps the position.
Capac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Capac postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Arnason has one of Capac's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Capac throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Arnason works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Capac is trying to control the action in half guard but Arnason is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Capac throwing shots but Arnason is blocking nicely.
Arnason slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason wants to sweep but no luck.
Arnason utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arnason seems keen to control Capac's posture.
Arnason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arnason is pulling down on Capac's head. It's preventing any offense from Capac, at least for the moment.
Capac is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Capac with a flurry of punches that miss.
Capac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Capac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Capac trying to control but Arnason is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Capac moves out of range.
Capac attempts a counter takedown but Arnason avoids it well and moves away.
Capac ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Capac blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnason throws a jab when Capac was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manco Capac showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Capac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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