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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filix Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filix Arroyo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nestor Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Filix Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a series of wild punches.
Arroyo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nestor Head has been cut.
Arroyo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Head stands and steps away. Arroyo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Arroyo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Arroyo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Head shoots in for a double leg but Arroyo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Head with that takedown attempt.
Head could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No luck for Head with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arroyo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Head throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Head closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Head is breathing heavily.
Head is trying to control the action in half guard but Arroyo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Head content to control rather than advance.
Head decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
No joy there for Arroyo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arroyo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arroyo fails to land with a series of punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Arroyo enables Head to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arroyo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Head stands and steps away. Arroyo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Head dives in for a single leg takedown but Arroyo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arroyo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Head takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Head is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arroyo.
Head shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Head sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arroyo defending well though.
Head sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arroyo defending well though.
Arroyo has hold of Head's hands but Head slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Arroyo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head controlling the action here.
Head scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Head looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Head stands up from half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Arroyo. No joy for Head on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Head dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nestor Head'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.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Head takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arroyo throws a right hand that Head ducks under and follows up with a left that Head also avoids with ease.
Arroyo misses with the combination.
Arroyo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Head moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Arroyo.
Filix Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Head shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arroyo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Head scores with a takedown into Arroyo's guard.
Head throwing strikes but missing.
Head 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.
Head throwing strikes but missing.
Head loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arroyo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Head.
Head keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arroyo's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head postures up in Arroyo's guard and throws a big left but Arroyo blocks it.
Head stands up over Arroyo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arroyo is working an open guard so Head takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arroyo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo throws a series of punches but Head moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Head is defended easily by Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Head should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries for a takedown but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Head misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Head is defended easily by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
Filix Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head dodges the punch combination from Arroyo.
Arroyo stalks Head and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Head's face. Head staggers backwards, shaken.
Head tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arroyo swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filix Arroyo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Head has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arroyo misses with the combination.
Head shoots in but Arroyo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arroyo!
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Head is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head misses with a series of wild punches.
Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Filix Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nestor Head's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Head darts in looking for a takedown but Arroyo gets double underhooks and turns Head into the cage.
Arroyo landing knees to the head.
Arroyo has Head pressed against the cage, preventing Head from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Head avoiding damage as Arroyo throws knees to the body.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Head prevents Arroyo from breaking the clinch.
Arroyo tries to circle away but Head has him pinned against the cage.
Head tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arroyo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head jumps guard but Arroyo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nestor Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Head shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arroyo as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arroyo throws a nice looking combination but Head bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arroyo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arroyo wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arroyo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Arroyo. Those never looked like landing.
Head closes the distance and clinches up with Arroyo, looking for a takedown. Head pushes Arroyo against the cage but Arroyo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Head fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Head is defended easily by Arroyo.
Arroyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Head looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arroyo is fending him off so far but Head persists. Nope, Arroyo circles away and we're back to standing.
Arroyo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arroyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nestor Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Head misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Head is defended easily by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a series of punches but Head avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
Arroyo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Head shoots in but no luck this time.
Head blocks a head kick by Arroyo.
Nice takedown defense from Arroyo. No joy for Head on that attempt.
Head is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arroyo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo tries to land a leg kick but Head saw it coming and moves away.
Arroyo throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filix Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arroyo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filix Arroyo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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