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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joyce comes into a darkened arena with his song building. we still in this kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joyce cracks Arenas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Joyce throws the left hand but Arenas avoids the punch easily.
Arenas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joyce, pushing him back against the cage.
Joyce takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chad Joyce has been cut.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arenas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joyce.
Arenas moves away from the strike by Joyce.
Chad Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arenas moves out of range of the strikes.
Joyce throws a lazy uppercut
and Arenas counters with a good low kick that Joyce was not able to check.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arenas rushes Joyce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arenas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arenas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joyce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joyce looks winded!
Arenas lands an elbow just above Joyce 's eye.
Joyce tries to pull guard but Arenas holds him up against the cage and eventually Joyce drops back down to his feet.
Arenas drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arenas wants to stand but Joyce is controlling the position.
Joyce looking to pass the guard.
Joyce won't allow Arenas to get back to his feet.
Joyce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arenas cracks Joyce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arenas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Arenas closes the distance and clinches.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce holds him up against the cage and eventually Arenas drops back down to his feet.
Arenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arenas has managed to clinch.
Joyce is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arenas lands a nice elbow.
Joyce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arenas after a bit of a struggle.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyce throws a hook to the side of Arenas's head but Arenas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arenas moves out of range as Joyce strikes.
Arenas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joyce throws an elbow that misses.
Arenas connects with a knee to the head.
Joyce is trying to maintain a safe position but Arenas gets an underhook and turns Joyce into the cage.
Arenas stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas drags the fight down to the ground.
Arenas wriggles free and stands up.
Arenas tries to clinch up.
A big left from Joyce misses.
Joyce looks to land a left hand but Arenas moved out of range nicely.
Arenas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joyce throws out the jab.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Arenas.
Joyce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arenas is pushing Joyce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas slips a jab from Joyce.
Joyce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arenas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joyce somewhat.
Nicolas Arenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Joyce.
Arenas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arenas lands a knee to the body.
Arenas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arenas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joyce wants to stand and escape but instead Arenas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Joyce wants to control the position but Arenas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arenas decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Joyce'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.
Arenas moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arenas.
Arenas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joyce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Joyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arenas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Joyce misses.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arenas gets control of Joyce's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arenas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arenas has his feet on Joyce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nicolas Arenas is winning the standup battle so far.
Joyce misses with a right hand
and Arenas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joyce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arenas momentarily.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas has Joyce up against the cage in a clinch.
Arenas working Joyce over with knees to the body.
Arenas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Arenas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arenas lands a knee to the head.
Joyce misses with an elbow over the top.
Arenas lands an elbow inside that Joyce shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arenas.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Arenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arenas smiles and moves away.
Arenas lands a big head kick that sends Joyce tumbling to the mat! Arenas takes a step backwards and waves Joyce back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joyce is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas has managed to clinch.
Joyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Arenas finish him?
Arenas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joyce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arenas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arenas lands an elbow just above Joyce 's eye.
Arenas lands an elbow inside that Joyce shrugs off.
Joyce takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Arenas.
Arenas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arenas lands a knee to the body.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arenas.
Arenas scores a nice knee to the body.
Joyce seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Arenas.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands a damaging elbow.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arenas crunches a lovely knee into Joyce's ribcage.
Arenas jumps guard but Joyce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arenas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arenas breaks the clinch.
Joyce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joyce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arenas throws a head kick but Joyce moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas tries to clinch there but Joyce circles away.
Nice defenses there by Arenas.
Arenas slips a jab from Joyce.
Arenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyce.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arenas instigates a clinch.
Arenas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joyce walks away with a smile on his face. Arenas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joyce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joyce tries to clinch up.
Arenas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Joyce catches Arenas right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Arenas.
Nicolas Arenas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Arenas.
Arenas closes the distance and clinches.
Arenas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arenas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Joyce'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. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Joyce.
Arenas wants to clinch up but Joyce keeps it at a distance.
Joyce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arenas is looking to clinch.
Arenas leaves Joyce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arenas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joyce can do to turn this around?
Arenas has closed the distance and engaged Joyce in a clinch.
Arenas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joyce up against the cage.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joyce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nicolas Arenas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
Arenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arenas forces Joyce back against the cage and clinches.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce holds him up against the cage and eventually Arenas drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
Arenas is trying to pull guard but Joyce turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arenas manages to break the clinch.
Arenas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joyce.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce moves out of range.
Joyce misses with a lunging right hand
and Arenas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joyce shoots in looking for a takedown. Arenas tries to sprawl out of it but Joyce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arenas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arenas moves in looking to clinch but Joyce pushes him off.
Arenas doesn't manage to clinch there - Joyce circles away.
Joyce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joyce looks to throw the jab but Arenas is out of range.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Joyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arenas moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands a good knee to the midsection. Joyce won't want to take too many of those.
Arenas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joyce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arenas is pushing Joyce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arenas scores with a knee to the head.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joyce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arenas gets a clinch.
Arenas manages to break the clinch.
Arenas defending well as Joyce loads up on a big left hand.
Joyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Arenas.
Joyce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce is having none of it.
Arenas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arenas.
Joyce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arenas gets a clinch.
Arenas stalling in the clinch.
Joyce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arenas is trying to pull guard but Joyce has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Arenas.
Joyce takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce won't allow it.
Arenas lands a damaging elbow.
Arenas lands an elbow that stopped Joyce in his tracks for a moment.
Arenas crunches a lovely knee into Joyce's ribcage.
Arenas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Arenas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arenas lands a nice elbow.
Arenas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chad Joyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arenas dodges an elbow strike from Joyce.
Arenas avoids the elbow strike from Joyce, against the cage.
Nicolas Arenas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Arenas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arenas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Arenas!
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