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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Duhrover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana comes into the arena with NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat blaring out of the sound system. Duhrover has chosen Doggystyle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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180 lbs
19 - 12 - 2 |
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173 cm
29
182 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Duhrover! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Duhrover motions for Arana to come forward. Duhrover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Arana changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Arana misses with a lunging right hand
and Duhrover cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Arana moves out of range of the leg kick from Duhrover. Duhrover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arana on the side of the head. Arana checks a low kick from Duhrover. Duhrover misses with a right hand and Arana counters with a nice leg kick. Duhrover lands a right hook to the body.
Duhrover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arana counters with a nice leg kick. Duhrover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arana moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Duhrover looks to throw the jab but Arana is out of range. Duhrover lands a slapping body shot.
Duhrover tried to score with a low kick but Arana checks it. It looked like Arana was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Duhrover. Duhrover walks into a stiff left hand from Arana. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good shot there by Duhrover.
That's one minute gone in the round. Duhrover fails in his attempt to clinch. Ben Duhrover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A big left from Duhrover misses. Duhrover moves into range and connects with a jab. Duhrover throws a hook but Arana avoids it easily. Duhrover throws a front kick aimed at Arana's knee but Arana avoids it well. Arana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duhrover under the eye. Arana checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Arana tried to counter with a leg kick but Duhrover avoided it. Duhrover misses with a body shot.
Duhrover throws a looping overhand right but Arana ducks down to avoid it. Duhrover throws a poor cross that misses
and Arana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ben Duhrover has been cut. Duhrover connects with a single shot there. Arana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Duhrover takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Duhrover throws a sloppy body shot
and Arana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Duhrover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duhrover throws a combination that misses and Arana counters with a slapping leg kick. Duhrover tries to close the distance and clinch but Arana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Arana connects with a body shot that sends Duhrover's belly button to the back. Arana looks to land a left hand but Duhrover moved out of range nicely. Duhrover throws a combination that misses and Arana counters with a stiff right hand. Duhrover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. A low kick from Duhrover is predictable there and Arana counters with a big slam. Duhrover looks out but Arana is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Duhrover from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Unai Arana! After the fight, Unai Arana was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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