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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes comes into the arena with Wonderwall - Oasis blaring out of the sound system. Arroyo has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo drives through with a takedown into Scholes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scholes has his foot on Arroyo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arroyo works his way back into a safe position though.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scholes is keeping the position for now.
Scholes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arroyo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scholes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arroyo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scholes's guard.
Scholes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Scholes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Arroyo turns into him and now he's in Scholes's guard.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Scholes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scholes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arroyo is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scholes wants to sweep here but Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scholes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scholes trying to keep a closed guard but Arroyo is proving a slippery customer.
Scholes can't keep his opponent in guard - Arroyo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scholes looking for a guillotine here but Arroyo defends easily.
Scholes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo won't allow Scholes to sweep him here.
Arroyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scholes controls Arroyo momentarily but Arroyo frees himself.
Arroyo wants to stand and escape but instead Scholes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arroyo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Scholes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Arroyo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Arroyo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Arroyo!
Scholes tries to buck Arroyo off but Arroyo is having none of it.
Arroyo decides to stand back up. Arroyo steps back and let's Scholes get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scholes gets caught flat footed, as Arroyo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scholes looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Arroyo will probably get the nod.
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.
Scholes shoots for a double leg takedown but Arroyo sprawls well. He's pushed Scholes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arroyo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scholes to the ground. Arroyo is now in Scholes's guard.
Arroyo wants to get up but he can't break Scholes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scholes working a defensive guard here.
Arroyo wants to stand but Scholes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scholes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arroyo defends it easily.
Scholes is pulling down on Arroyo's head. It's preventing any offense from Arroyo, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mickey Arroyo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scholes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arroyo is one step ahead there.
Scholes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arroyo controls the pace.
Arroyo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scholes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scholes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arroyo tries to avoid it but Scholes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arroyo to the ground. Arroyo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arroyo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo is pressing down on Scholes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scholes is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo slows the pace down in half guard.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scholes has a closed guard, preventing Arroyo from standing up.
Scholes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arroyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Scholes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arroyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Scholes is looking to control Arroyo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scholes avoid being mounted?
Scholes is trying to get back to full guard.
Arroyo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Scholes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arroyo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arroyo's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Scholes is persistently looking for the submission but Arroyo is defending it well.
Arroyo needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arroyo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scholes did well to prevent Arroyo getting side control.
Scholes won't allow Arroyo to pass to mount.
Arroyo prevents Scholes from improving his position.
Arroyo is looking to advance position but Scholes won't allow it.
Arroyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scholes keeps working.
Scholes trying to hold on to Arroyo's head to control him but Arroyo postures up.
Scholes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes is looking to get back to full guard here but Arroyo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Scholes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arroyo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Scholes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo wants to stand up but Scholes has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Scholes wants to get back to his feet.
Arroyo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Arroyo is looking to advance position but Scholes won't allow it.
Scholes trying to control here.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to improve his position but instead Arroyo has moved into half guard.
Well, if Arroyo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scholes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arroyo is keen to just control but Scholes is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mickey Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arroyo clinches.
Scholes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Scholes is controlling the position.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo stuffs the takedown attempt from Scholes. Scholes gets slowly back to his feet.
Scholes shoots in looking for a takedown. Arroyo tries to sprawl out of it but Scholes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arroyo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seany Scholes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arroyo 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Arroyo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Arroyo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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