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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ant Thrax (ranked 1180 p4p, 1820 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 156 p4p, 224 weight class). Arnason comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 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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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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ant Thrax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrax moves in looking to clinch but Arnason pushes him off.
Arnason falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thrax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Arnason.
Arnason throws a lazy right hand but Thrax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnason swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thrax.
Arnason slips under a jab.
Thrax wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Arnason misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thrax to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnason misses with a jab to the body
and Thrax counters with a straight right hand.
Arnason misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnason connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason misses with the combination.
Thrax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Thrax moves away and avoids it.
Arnason scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnason throws a hook but Thrax avoids it easily.
Arnason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Arnason does no damage.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrax walks into a straight right hand from Arnason.
Arnason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrax is just out of range.
Arnason throws a lazy uppercut
and Thrax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason misses with a hook to the body
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Arnason misses.
Arnason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason feints a jab promting Thrax to slip. Arnason then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thrax slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnason with a nice cross.
Arnason misses with a left hand
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arnason misses with a double jab.
Thrax tries to clinch
and Arnason counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnason misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a nice uppercut.
Thrax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason prevents a body shot from Thrax.
Thrax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thrax tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Arnason pushes Thrax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnason fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax blocking some punches.
Thrax missing with knees to the body.
Arnason tries to work over Thrax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrax.
Arnason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thrax creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thrax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnason scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Thrax blocks an elbow strike from Arnason.
Arnason throws a punch but it's blocked by Thrax.
Arnason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnason scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thrax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnason's elbow.
Thrax works on Arnason's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnason.
Thrax misses with the head strike.
Arnason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnason.
Thrax lands with a short shot to the head.
Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Arnason is blocking nicely.
Arnason lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thrax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnason tries to throw a body punch but Thrax avoids it by throwing Arnason back against the cage.
Arnason swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thrax gets through Arnason's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrax misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Thrax scores with a shoulder strike.
Thrax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeremy Arnason will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thrax's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arnason lands a right hook to the body.
Arnason misses with a two punch combination.
Arnason moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnason throws a jab when Thrax was well out of range.
Arnason misses with an uppercut. Thrax saw that one coming.
Thrax smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arnason lands a lovely overhand right.
Arnason throws a body punch but Thrax moves out of range.
Thrax throws a big counter combination but Arnason scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arnason lands a jab to the nose.
Arnason looks to score with a jab to the body but Thrax is just out of range.
Arnason misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thrax.
Arnason looks to throw the jab but Thrax is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thrax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax is looking to clinch but Arnason is avoiding it.
Arnason stuns Thrax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thrax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnason throws out a counter right but Thrax avoids it with no problem.
Arnason misses with a straight right.
Arnason throws a shot from downtown. Thrax moves away and avoids it.
Arnason throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thrax wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Arnason gets tackled into the cage by Thrax. Thrax maintains the clinch.
Arnason has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thrax seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arnason can turn it around.
Thrax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnason lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Arnason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arnason gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but Arnason blocks it.
Arnason lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason lands a shoulder strike.
Arnason lands with a right to the head.
Arnason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arnason takes a shot to the head.
Arnason taking a breather.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Arnason misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thrax tries a body shot but Arnason blocks it.
Arnason softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arnason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrax looking to throw knees to the head but Arnason is blocking nicely.
Thrax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thrax misses with a body punch.
Arnason looking to slow down the pace here.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Thrax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnason throws an elbow that misses.
Thrax throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Thrax.
A head punch on the inside from Thrax fails to land.
Ant Thrax has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnason.
Thrax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnason blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arnason misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thrax.
Arnason lands an uppercut.
Arnason throws an elbow but it misses.
Arnason stalling against the cage.
Arnason is looking to control Thrax's arms but Thrax gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arnason has his back to the cage.
Thrax misses with a body punch.
Thrax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thrax swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrax lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thrax lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thrax.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thrax.
Arnason effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrax.
Thrax misses with a punch to the body.
Arnason taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Thrax - that landed with a thud.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Arnason trying to stall but Thrax improves his position.
Thrax throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnason blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnason gets through Thrax's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnason.
Arnason looking to stall.
Arnason blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arnason throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnason misses with a series of wild punches.
Thrax tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arnason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thrax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnason swats away the attempt to clinch by Thrax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax walks into a left hand.
Arnason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arnason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnason circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thrax defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
Arnason swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thrax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thrax is looking to clinch.
Ant Thrax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnason connects with a right hand. Thrax shakes it off.
Arnason checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thrax wants to clinch
and Arnason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thrax thinking.
Arnason cracks Thrax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnason scores with a nice strike.
Arnason fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thrax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnason circles away.
It seemed like Arnason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnason circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arnason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason throws the left hand but Thrax avoids the punch easily.
Thrax throws a hook to the side of Arnason's head but Arnason sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thrax slips under a jab from Arnason.
Arnason fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thrax slips a straight right by Arnason.
Thrax tries to clinch up but Arnason circles away and keeps his distance.
Arnason moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thrax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thrax.
It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason throws a poor cross that misses
and Thrax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason misses with a body punch
and Thrax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thrax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thrax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arnason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thrax went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thrax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thrax moves into range and clinches up with Arnason.
Arnason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Thrax.
Thrax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thrax scores with a shot to the side of Arnason's head.
Thrax tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Arnason.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thrax backwards.
Arnason misses with an elbow over the top.
Arnason lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arnason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Thrax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thrax throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnason.
Thrax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arnason working aggressively here.
Arnason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnason blocking some punches.
Thrax blocks an elbow strike from Arnason.
Arnason tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thrax's elbow.
Jeremy Arnason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnason has a couple of punches blocked by Thrax.
Thrax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnason swings wildly with an uppercut but Thrax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnason blocks an uppercut.
Thrax blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arnason winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
A relieved looking Jeremy Arnason 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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