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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 368 p4p, 121 weight class) and Lyman Hicks (ranked 35 p4p, 9 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. Hicks has chosen The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyman Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arnolds counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnolds.
Arnolds walks into a jab.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Hicks cracks a nice hook into Arnolds's ribs.
Lyman Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arnolds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arnolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Arnolds is looking to clinch.
Hicks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks cracks Arnolds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Hicks misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hicks lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnolds throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks throws out a loose jab but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArnolds.
Hicks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arnolds.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Arnolds.
Hicks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnolds moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnolds misses the target.
Alan Arnolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hicks. Those never looked like landing.
Arnolds seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Arnolds ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arnolds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hicks lands with a shot to the body.
Hicks connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a nice looking combination but Arnolds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arnolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arnolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arnoldss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Hicks swings for the body but Arnolds moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Arnolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arnolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arnolds takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hicks throws a head kick but Arnolds moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Arnolds.
Hicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hicks misses with a body shot.
Arnolds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arnolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnolds working aggressively here.
Arnolds lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds cracks Hicks with a nice body shot.
Hicks can't find room to land a body shot as Arnolds controls the action.
Arnolds lands a shot to the body.
Arnolds dodges an elbow strike from Hicks.
Arnolds throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Arnolds.
Arnolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnolds being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hicks.
Hicks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arnolds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnolds.
Arnolds is looking to counter the offense by Hicks and move into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arnolds wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Arnolds slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
Hicks misses with a hook to the body
and Arnolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnolds throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arnolds to score with a decent uppercut.
Arnolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hicks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arnolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arnolds scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hicks in his tracks.
Good shot there by Arnolds.
Hicks is rocked!
Arnolds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hicks is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lyman Hicks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arnolds scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hicks seems to have recovered his senses.
Hicks throws a looping overhand right but Arnolds ducks down to avoid it.
Hicks's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arnolds under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Hicks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Arnolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks with the counter takedown but Arnolds avoids it easily.
Hicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks.
Arnolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Arnolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicks throws a hook but Arnolds blocks it.
Lyman Hicks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hicks lands the left hand.
Hicks lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnolds scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks misses with a looping left.
Arnolds appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arnolds slips under a jab.
Arnolds throws a hook but Hicks avoids it easily.
Hicks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arnolds throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
Hicks throws a right hand that Arnolds ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnolds also avoids with ease.
Arnolds throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Arnolds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hicks. Arnolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnolds moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Arnolds.
Hicks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Arnolds.
Arnolds scores with a knee to the head.
Arnolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnolds throws an elbow that misses.
Hicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hicks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arnolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnolds.
Hicks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arnolds throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Hicks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnolds moves away from the strike by Hicks.
Hicks tests Arnolds's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnolds rushes Hicks and presses him up against the cage.
Hicks working aggressively here.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arnolds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hicks backwards.
Arnolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hicks tries to throw a body punch but Arnolds avoids it by throwing Hicks back against the cage.
Arnolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arnolds's brow.
Arnolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as Arnolds controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnolds.
Hicks blocks an uppercut.
Hicks looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnolds tries a body shot but Hicks blocks it.
Arnolds lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Arnolds.
Still in the clinch, Arnolds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hicks swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks prevents a body shot from Arnolds.
Hicks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hicks breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hicks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hicks takes one to the chin there.
Arnolds misses with a body kick.
BOOM! Arnolds lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hicks. Hicks tries to recover but Arnolds is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hicks lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Arnolds!
Alan Arnolds retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Alan Arnolds thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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