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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Pumphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aracelis comes to the cage accompanied by God's Gonna Cut You Down. Pete Pumphrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Aracelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Pumphrey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumphrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Pumphrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aracelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Aracelis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aracelis wants it to stay on the feet.
Pumphrey fails with a takedown attempt.
Pumphrey shoots in but no luck this time.
Angel Aracelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Pumphrey.
Pumphrey keeps the fight on the outside.
Aracelis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pumphrey.
Aracelis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aracelis wants it to stay on the feet.
Pumphrey fails with a takedown attempt.
Pumphrey shoots in for a takedown but Aracelis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pumphrey looks gassed!
Pumphrey shoots for a double leg takedown but Aracelis sprawls well. He's pushed Pumphrey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pumphrey throws a right hand that misses
and Aracelis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aracelis.
Aracelis lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aracelis.
It looks like Pete Pumphrey has been cut.
Aracelis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pumphrey backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Aracelis.
Aracelis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aracelis.
Pumphrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aracelis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pumphrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pumphrey takes an elbow to the temple.
Pumphrey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aracelis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aracelis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aracelis stalling the fight.
Aracelis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pumphrey shoots in and drives through. Aracelis sprawls well.
Aracelis misses with a wild combination.
Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Aracelis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey has a couple of punches blocked by Aracelis.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
Pete Pumphrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aracelis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Angel Aracelis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pumphrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aracelis can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aracelis rushes Pumphrey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aracelis.
Aracelis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aracelis wants to break free but Pumphrey has control.
Pumphrey blocking some punches.
Pumphrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aracelis slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aracelis tries to land a knee to the head but Pumphrey blocks with his arms.
Aracelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pumphrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aracelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pumphrey avoids it.
Pumphrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Aracelis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aracelis.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pumphrey's brow.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.
Aracelis crunches a lovely knee into Pumphrey's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aracelis slows down the pace here.
Aracelis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pumphrey's efforts to push away.
Aracelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Aracelis.
Aracelis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aracelis breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pumphrey takes a swing at Aracelis's ribcage but misses.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Pumphrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pumphrey shoots for a takedown but Aracelis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pumphrey shoots in looking for a takedown but Aracelis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pumphrey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pumphrey gets tackled into the cage by Aracelis. Aracelis maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Aracelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Pumphrey's cut.
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.
A big left from Pumphrey misses.
Aracelis clinches up against the cage.
Aracelis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pumphrey.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pumphrey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aracelis closes the distance and pushes Pumphrey back into the cage.
Aracelis lands a nice elbow.
Pumphrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aracelis misses with a body punch.
Pumphrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis blocking some punches.
Pumphrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aracelis breaks the clinch.
Aracelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Pumphrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aracelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pumphrey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aracelis drives through and clinches with Pumphrey against the cage.
Pumphrey pulls guard effortlessly.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aracelis trying to control but Pumphrey is working from the bottom.
Aracelis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aracelis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Aracelis is keen to just control but Pumphrey is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis trying to pass the guard but Pumphrey defending well.
Pumphrey is holding on to half guard well.
Aracelis is trying to control. Pumphrey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pumphrey pushes Aracelis off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pumphrey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pumphrey prevents Aracelis from improving his position.
Pumphrey thows a huge punch but Aracelis dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pumphrey is working away from the top position though.
Aracelis keeping control of the position.
Pumphrey is pressing down on Aracelis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aracelis is holding on for now.
Pumphrey is thwarting Aracelis's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pumphrey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aracelis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pumphrey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aracelis wants to improve his position but Pumphrey is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pumphrey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aracelis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pumphrey scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Pumphrey.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pumphrey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pumphrey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pumphrey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pumphrey is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Aracelis is looking to control Pumphrey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Aracelis avoid being mounted?
Pumphrey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aracelis's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pumphrey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aracelis defending well though.
Ground and pound from Pumphrey.
Aracelis trying to control here.
Pumphrey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Pumphrey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pete Pumphrey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Aracelis tries to clinch but Pumphrey moves out of range.
Pumphrey throws a jab but it's blocked by Aracelis.
Nice takedown defense from Aracelis. No joy for Pumphrey on that attempt.
Aracelis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aracelis misses with some punches.
Pumphrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aracelis.
Aracelis pushes Pumphrey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Aracelis.
Aracelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis throws a series of strikes that have Pumphrey backpedaling.
Pumphrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aracelis instigates a clinch.
Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pumphrey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aracelis to the ground. Pumphrey is now in Aracelis's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pumphrey scoring with some ground and pound.
Pumphrey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis is pulling down on Pumphrey's head to control his posture.
Pumphrey wanted to stand there but Aracelis had control of the position.
Pumphrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aracelis working a defensive guard here.
Pumphrey wants to control from the top but Aracelis keeps moving.
Aracelis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aracelis tries to get out of the position.
Pumphrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pumphrey throwing strikes but missing.
Pumphrey wanted to stand there but Aracelis had control of the position.
Aracelis controlling the position.
Aracelis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pumphrey is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aracelis slaps away a takedown attempt from Pumphrey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aracelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pumphrey keeps the fight on the outside.
Pumphrey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aracelis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pumphrey somewhat.
Angel Aracelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Pumphrey.
Pumphrey throws out a loose jab but Aracelis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel Aracelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pumphrey shoots in but Aracelis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aracelis tries to clinch but Pumphrey moves out of range.
Pumphrey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aracelis pinned against the cage. Aracelis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aracelis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aracelis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pumphrey misses with the head strike.
Pumphrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aracelis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aracelis is leaning against Pumphrey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aracelis lands an elbow just above Pumphrey 's eye.
Knees to the body from Aracelis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aracelis obliges.
Aracelis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pumphrey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aracelis moves in looking to clinch but Pumphrey pushes him off.
A combination from Pumphrey does no damage.
Angel Aracelis is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aracelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aracelis slaps away a takedown attempt from Pumphrey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aracelis clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pumphrey has Aracelis pressed against the cage, preventing Aracelis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aracelis lands a body punch.
Aracelis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pumphrey blocks an uppercut.
Aracelis has had enough of the clinch but Pumphrey keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pumphrey takes an elbow to the temple.
Aracelis lands an elbow inside.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel Aracelis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aracelis 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Aracelis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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