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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Arenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenzo has chosen Bad Boys, Bad Boys as his entrance music. Lawrence Arenzo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence Arenzo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arenzo clinches up with Down and pushes him back against the ropes.
Arenzo lands a damaging elbow.
Arenzo misses with an elbow strike.
Arenzo throws an elbow that misses.
Arenzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Down avoiding damage as Arenzo throws knees to the body.
Down has Arenzo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Arenzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Down blocks an elbow strike.
Arenzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Arenzo looking to throw knees to the head but Down is blocking nicely.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow.
Arenzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Arenzo lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down blocks an elbow strike.
Down avoids a wild elbow strike from Arenzo.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Arenzo is pressed up against the ropes. Down has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arenzo down to the mat. Arenzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Down misses with a two punch combination.
Arenzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Down.
Arenzo slips a straight right by Down.
Down throws a combination. Arenzo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Down connects with the punch.
Down misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arenzo.
Down misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Down.
Down uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arenzo.
Arenzo throws a head kick that Down semi-blocks.
Arenzo slips under a jab.
Down looks to throw the jab but Arenzo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo ducks under a wild hook from Down.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Arenzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arenzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Arenzo.
Arenzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Down throws a hook to the side of Arenzo's head but Arenzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arenzo scores with a head kick.
A combination from Down does no damage.
Down cracks Arenzo with a good jab.
Arenzo tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Down misses with a looping right.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arenzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arenzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Down avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arenzo tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Arenzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arenzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down misses with a few strikes there.
Arenzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arenzo staying out of range there.
Arenzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Down misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arenzo scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Arenzo is just out of range.
Arenzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arenzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Down.
Arenzo tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Arenzo is looking to clinch.
Down thows a body shot but no joy.
Down throws the left hand but Arenzo avoids the punch easily.
Arenzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Down.
Arenzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arenzo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down throws a right and a left that Arenzo avoids nicely.
Down moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arenzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Arenzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arenzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arenzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Down.
Down throws an overhand right that lands on Arenzo's shoulder, as Arenzo tries to avoid the shot.
Down takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arenzo throws a head kick but Down moves out of range.
Arenzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
Down throws a right hand that Arenzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Arenzo also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Down misses.
Arenzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arenzo pushes off an throws an elbow but Down leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Arenzo throws an elbow that misses.
Arenzo stalling in the clinch but Down improves position.
Arenzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Arenzo, against the ropes.
Down blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Down takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arenzo.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Arenzo misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arenzo.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down is trying to break the clinch but Arenzo is controlling him.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Arenzo, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arenzo throws an elbow but misses.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arenzo.
Down has had enough of the clinch but Arenzo keeps him there for the moment.
Arenzo has Down pressed against the ropes, preventing Down from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arenzo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Down is trying to break free.
Arenzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Down has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Down tries to circle away but Arenzo has him pinned against the ropes.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Arenzo is breathing heavily.
Down wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Arenzo.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Arenzo, against the ropes.
Down blocks the elbow strike.
Down wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Down takes an elbow to the forehead.
Down blocks an elbow strike from Arenzo.
Down blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Arenzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Down is trying to force a seperation but Arenzo has the dominant position.
Arenzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arenzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Down has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arenzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arenzo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow.
Arenzo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Down as Arenzo tries to tie him up.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Down avoids it.
Down tries to score a body lock takedown but Arenzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Down avoids the elbow strike from Arenzo, against the ropes.
Arenzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Arenzo has Down pressed against the ropes, preventing Down from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
Down avoids a wild elbow strike from Arenzo.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arenzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Down's brow.
Down drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arenzo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Down connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arenzo. Arenzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Take Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arenzo avoids the body shot from Down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arenzo wants to clinch.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Arenzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Arenzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arenzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Down.
Down lands a jab-cross combination.
Down misses with a double jab.
Down misses the jab.
Down throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arenzo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Down takes a step back to recover.
Arenzo moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Arenzo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Arenzo tries to clinch up.
Arenzo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Arenzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Down, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Arenzo.
Down works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Down misses.
Arenzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arenzo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arenzo is looking to clinch.
A big left from Down misses.
Arenzo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Arenzo moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off.
Down keeps the fight on the outside.
Arenzo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Arenzo is looking to clinch.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Arenzo is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Take Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Down throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arenzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Down misses with a few strikes there.
Down pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Down throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arenzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Down stalks Arenzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arenzo's face. Arenzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Arenzo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Down throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arenzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Down is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Down thows a body shot but no joy.
Arenzo tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Down slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Down misses with a hook. Arenzo ducked under it nicely.
Arenzo tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo tries to clinch up.
Arenzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arenzo tries to clinch up.
Arenzo scores with a head kick.
Arenzo wants to clinch.
Arenzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arenzo tries to clinch up.
Down looks to throw the jab but Arenzo is out of range.
Down connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Down keeps the fight on the outside.
Arenzo tries to clinch up but Down circles away and keeps his distance.
Down fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Down swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Down's calf.
Arenzo wants to clinch up but Down keeps it at a distance.
Arenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arenzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence Arenzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arenzo is looking to clinch.
Arenzo darts in and clinches Down up against the ropes.
Arenzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Down blocks the elbow strike.
Lawrence Arenzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arenzo misses with an elbow strike.
Arenzo prevents Down from breaking the clinch.
Down is trying to break free.
Down working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Arenzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arenzo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Arenzo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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