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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arsene Dumars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hubert Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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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146 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arsene Dumars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hubert Blue!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blue enables Dumars to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blue manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blue looks winded!
Dumars working some strikes from top position.
Dumars decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dumars moves in looking to clinch but Blue pushes him off.
Blue walks into a straight right hand from Dumars.
Dumars rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dumars fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumars shoots for a double leg takedown but Blue sprawls well. He's pushed Dumars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blue keeps the fight on the outside.
Dumars fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blue avoids it really well and circles away.
Dumars listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumars lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Dumars.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Dumars with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsene Dumars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dumars closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dumars stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dumars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dumars closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blue quickly recovers to half guard.
Dumars gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumars looks to land a combination. Blue sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Dumars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumars is looking to clinch but Blue is avoiding it.
Dumars scores with a head kick.
Blue shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dumars manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blue wants to control from the top but Dumars keeps moving.
Dumars is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blue looking to sit in guard and control but Dumars gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue is trying to control the position but Dumars postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dumars advances position into side control!
Dumars stands up and beckons Blue to his feet.
Dumars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arsene Dumars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dumars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dumars connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dumars.
Dumars gets the takedown into side control.
Blue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blue takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dumars will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumars scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blue to see if he's OK.
Dumars lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumars scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blue to see if he's OK.
Dumars moves into full mount!
Dumars prevents Blue from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsene Dumars dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Dumars, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dumars fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blue, pushing him back against the cage.
Dumars pulls guard successfully.
Dumars wants to get back to his feet but Blue is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dumars looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blue is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dumars lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumars has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blue gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blue stuffs the takedown attempt from Dumars. Dumars gets slowly back to his feet.
Dumars misses with a takedown attempt - Blue sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dumars throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Dumars gets caught flat footed, as Blue shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumars is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blue gets to his feet - Dumars follows without any prompting.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue drops his hands momentarily and Dumars takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dumars chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dumars is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as Dumars shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsene Dumars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dumars scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dumars prevents Blue from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dumars connects with a nice short shot to Blue's temple.
Blue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dumars is working away from the top position though.
Arsene Dumars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dumars passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blue can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dumars working for a submission but Blue is keeping him at bay.
Dumars lands a big shot there that rocks Blue but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumars lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dumars landing punches.
The referee warns Blue that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Dumars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dumars lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blue hang on?
Dumars punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dumars working Blue over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumars with shots to the head and body - Blue looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dumars looking to control but Blue is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dumars with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsene Dumars dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dumars shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blue as he jumps to the side.
Dumars stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dumars wants it to stay on the feet.
Dumars shoots in but Blue avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dumars.
Dumars is looking to clinch.
Dumars lands with a right hand.
Dumars throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blue's head.
Dumars scores with a jab to the head.
Blue stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arsene Dumars. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumars doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Dumars gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blue to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dumars wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Blue is now in half guard.
Blue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dumars's head.
Dumars tries to roll over but Blue keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dumars manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumars is pulling down on Blue's head. It's preventing any offense from Blue, at least for the moment.
Dumars is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blue defends well.
Blue trying to control but Dumars is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dumars is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blue can do to turn this around?
Dumars is striking from the bottom but Blue uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Dumars has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dumars is trying to stand back up but Blue is controlling him
Blue moves nicely into side control.
Blue working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumars prevents Blue from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Blue.
Dumars tries to escape but Blue is in control.
Blue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dumars keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue has knee on belly momentarily but Dumars bucks him off and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arsene Dumars.
Well Dumars 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsene Dumars!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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