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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Arena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slice will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Arena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice swinging wilding here.
Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Arena takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slice misses with a body kick.
Arena dodges the punch combination from Slice.
A head kick lands from Slice that sends Arena to the canvas. Arena tries to scramble back to his feet but Slice brings him back down into side control.
Arena is rocked!
It looks like Emanuel Arena has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Arena tries to move into range but Slice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Slice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arena looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Slice.
Nice takedown defense from Slice. No joy for Arena on that attempt.
Arena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a left that rocks Arena and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Slice dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Arena regain composure!
Oh Arena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arena is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice wants to stand but Arena is controlling his arm.
Arena seems to have got his legs back now.
Arena manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
Arena is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arena prevents Slice from standing back up.
Arena wants to pass to mount but Slice is defending the position.
Arena controlling the action here.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arena drops an elbow to the side of Slice's head.
Arena stands up from half guard.
Slice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arena's head.
Slice lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Slice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slice needs to keep his hands up - Arena had a free shot at his head there.
Arena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slice.
Arena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arena avoids the head kick by Slice.
Nice sprawl there from Slice as Arena shoots in.
A head kick lands from Slice that sends Arena to the canvas. Arena tries to scramble back to his feet but Slice brings him back down into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arena struggling a bit here.
Slice wants to stand but Arena is controlling his arm.
Slice tries to get to his feet but Arena is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Slice in his guard.
Slice preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Arena's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slice throws a head kick but Arena moves out of range.
Arena rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arena gets through Slice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arena pulls guard effortlessly.
Arena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arena wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slice is looking to stand up but Arena won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arena wants to get back to his feet but Slice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arena trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arena ducks right into an uppercut from Slice.
Emanuel Arena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice tries to bum rush Arena with a series of wild strikes but Arena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arena tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a low kick, right behind Arena 's knee.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice drops Arena with a nice combination! Slice dives into Arena's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice wants to stand but Arena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arena is controlling Slice's posture.
Arena controls Slice momentarily but Slice frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to stand and escape but instead Arena has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arena stays in close to Slice's body and controls the position.
Slice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slice wants to stand but Arena is controlling the position.
Slice keeping full guard, as Arena tries to pass.
Arena wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arena scoring with some ground and pound.
Slice is looking to stand up but Arena isn't so interested in that idea.
Arena gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slice lands a front kick.
Slice looks to land a combination. Arena sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Arena'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!
Slice throws a series of strikes that have Arena backpedaling.
Slice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arena moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arena shoots in looking for a takedown. Slice tries to sprawl out of it but Arena keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slice feints and then cracks Arena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arena down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Slice misses with a head kick.
Oooh a lovely combination from Slice sends Arena down but not out. Slice dives into side control looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slice tries to stand but Arena is controlling his head.
Arena tries to bench press Slice off him but Slice keeps the position.
Slice avoids the strikes from the bottom by Arena.
Slice wants to stand but Arena is controlling his arm.
Arena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slice tries to stand but Arena is controlling his head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slice lands a nice hook to Arena's body. Arena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arena drops his hands momentarily and Slice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kimbo Slice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Slice.
Slice scores with a head kick.
Arena fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arena tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slice.
Good shot there by Slice.
Slice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arena.
Slice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slice tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice sizes up Arena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Arena moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Slice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Slice.
Arena moves out of range of the body kick from Slice.
Arena tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arena fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Arena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice misses with a head kick.
Arena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slice.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice stuffs the takedown attempt from Arena. Arena gets slowly back to his feet.
Slice jabs Arena right on the nose. Arena blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Slice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slice winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Slice!
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energy
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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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