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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Jarnkarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
25 - 13 - 2 |
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Arni Jarnkarl!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot.
De Fran lunges at Jarnkarl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jarnkarl's hand.
Jarnkarl has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jarnkarl throws a chopping leg kick but De Fran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jarnkarl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Fran's head backwards.
Jarnkarl fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Jarnkarl does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick but De Fran moves out of range.
Jarnkarl digs a good body shot into De Fran's ribs.
Jarnkarl throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Fran stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jarnkarl throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Jarnkarl is predictable there
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Fran darts in and clinches Jarnkarl up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fran.
Jarnkarl cracks De Fran with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from De Fran.
De Fran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the head but Jarnkarl blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fran.
Jarnkarl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Fran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Fran backwards.
De Fran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jarnkarl managing to block the knees to the body from De Fran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarnkarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jarnkarl lands a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jarnkarl misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jarnkarl fails to land.
Jarnkarl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Jarnkarl on the inside.
Jarnkarl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
Jarnkarl swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarnkarl misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Fran landing knees to the head.
Jarnkarl works on De Fran's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Fran misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from De Fran fails to land.
De Fran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jarnkarl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jarnkarl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Fran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Fran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jarnkarl lands a shoulder strike.
Jarnkarl lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarnkarl takes a shot to the head.
De Fran lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Fran trying to land knees to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl lands a right hand.
Jarnkarl trying to control the position but instead, De Fran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jarnkarl into the cage.
De Fran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jarnkarl dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl struggles to land a body shot inside as De Fran controls his hands.
De Fran prevents a body shot from Jarnkarl.
De Fran misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Jarnkarl.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarnkarl.
De Fran tries to throw a body punch but Jarnkarl avoids it by throwing De Fran back against the cage.
Jarnkarl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fran swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarnkarl uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fran throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarnkarl thuds a left hand into De Fran's body.
De Fran misses with a straight right.
Jarnkarl misses with a low kick.
We've been told by De Fran's head coaches at THC playhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jarnkarl throws a low kick but De Fran moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Fran. Jarnkarl shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick that misses.
Jarnkarl is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Fran rather than just go for the knockout.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jarnkarl lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fran looks to land a body kick but Jarnkarl moved away.
Jarnkarl looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arni Jarnkarl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick which misses De Fran's front leg but catches the back leg as De Fran tries to avoid it.
De Fran throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Fran blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl slips a jab from De Fran.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick but De Fran checks it.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran blocks a head kick by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and De Fran counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jarnkarl swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice leg kick.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fran.
Jarnkarl scores with a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
As Jarnkarl looks to move away, De Fran throws a big counter combo but Jarnkarl just gets out of the way.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.
Jarnkarl misses with an uppercut
and De Fran counters with a stiff right hand.
Jarnkarl misses with a lunging right hand
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Fran.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fran tried to counter with a leg kick but Jarnkarl avoided it.
Jarnkarl moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarnkarl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jarnkarl misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from De Fran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Fran takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarnkarl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Jarnkarl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarnkarl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jarnkarl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jarnkarl throws a head kick but De Fran moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Fran has time to react.
Jarnkarl jabs De Fran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jarnkarl checks a leg kick.
De Fran missing with a left hand there. Jarnkarl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarnkarl gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as De Fran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jarnkarl doesn't seem phased though.
Jarnkarl drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jarnkarl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jarnkarl avoids the head kick by De Fran.
De Fran blocks a low kick nicely.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
Jarnkarl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fran counters with a good, hard body kick but Jarnkarl shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Jarnkarl. That snapped De Fran's head back.
Jarnkarl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fran.
Jarnkarl throws a leg kick
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from De Fran on the inside.
Jarnkarl scores with a shot to the side of De Fran's head.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarnkarl is defending well for now.
A short right from De Fran.
A head punch on the inside from Jarnkarl fails to land.
De Fran throws a punch but it's blocked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl misses with the head strike.
Jarnkarl throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Fran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jarnkarl's elbow.
Jarnkarl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arni Jarnkarl will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jarnkarl throws a hook but De Fran blocks it.
Jarnkarl lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jarnkarl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Jarnkarl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jarnkarl throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jarnkarl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fran rushes Jarnkarl and presses him up against the cage.
Jarnkarl wants to break free but De Fran has control.
De Fran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarnkarl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Fran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarnkarl is defending well for now.
Jarnkarl lands a body shot.
Jarnkarl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Fran misses with a body punch.
Jarnkarl is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarnkarl manages to break the clinch.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarnkarl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarnkarl misses the shot to the body.
De Fran doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Fran misses with a wild combination.
Jarnkarl misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from De Fran misses its target.
De Fran moves forwards but Jarnkarl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Fran throws a right hand that Jarnkarl ducks under and follows up with a left that Jarnkarl also avoids with ease.
De Fran lands a leg kick that knocks Jarnkarl off balance momentarily.
Jarnkarl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jarnkarl tries a head kick but it misses.
De Fran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarnkarl lands with a right hand.
De Fran feints and then cracks Jarnkarl's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarnkarl down.
Jarnkarl with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarnkarl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jarnkarl scores with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl tries to clinch but De Fran is having none of it.
De Fran checks the leg kick.
Jarnkarl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Fran avoids the body shot from Jarnkarl.
It looked like De Fran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Fran is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by De Fran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Fran.
Jarnkarl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jarnkarl tries to clinch but De Fran moves out of range.
Jarnkarl just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran checks a low kick from Jarnkarl.
De Fran tries to counter by clinching up but Jarnkarl breaks away and moves out of range.
Jarnkarl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jarnkarl lands with a shot to the body.
Jarnkarl connects with a crisp jab.
Jarnkarl throws a body punch but De Fran moves out of range.
Jarnkarl throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fran.
A shot to the body from Jarnkarl misses
and Jarnkarl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jarnkarl swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling De Fran to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarnkarl swings wildly with an uppercut but De Fran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andr De Fran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jarnkarl.
Jarnkarl has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
De Fran pushes off an throws an elbow but Jarnkarl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jarnkarl misses with the head strike.
De Fran misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from De Fran.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Jarnkarl.
De Fran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jarnkarl scores with a hook to the body.
Jarnkarl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jarnkarl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Fran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Fran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jarnkarl misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arni Jarnkarl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jarnkarl 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Jarnkarl!
Arni Jarnkarl decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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