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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermey Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil High has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil High!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
High takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from High.
High appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arnold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arnold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High misses with a body punch
and Arnold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arnold connects with a high kick.
Arnold throws a combination that misses
and High counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
High misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High throws a hook but Arnold avoids it easily.
Arnold cracks High with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnold looks to land a combination but High avoids it well.
High pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
High scores with a shot to the body.
Arnold misses with a straight left.
Phil High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
High throws a body kick that misses
and Arnold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps High thinking.
High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnold was well out of range. Poor timing from High.
High misses with a kick to the body.
High throws a big shot that misses.
Arnold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from High.
High throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arnold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
High lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
High throws a sloppy head kick
and Arnold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnold defending well as High loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts High, as that shot connected.
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!
Arnold misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
It looked like Arnold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arnold throws a sloppy head kick and High moves out of range easily.
High takes a swing at Arnold's ribcage but misses.
Arnold lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
High throws a shot to the body.
High looks to throw the jab but Arnold is out of range.
It looked like Arnold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arnold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arnold will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from High. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold lands with a nice body punch.
Arnold throws a leg kick which misses High's front leg but catches the back leg as High tries to avoid it.
High tries a head kick but it misses.
High throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arnold slips a straight right by High.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
High throws an off balance right hand
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arnold scores with a nice right hand.
Arnold avoids the body shot from High.
High wants to land a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Arnold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good shot there by High.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arnold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
High misses with a shot to the body
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold connects with a body shot that sends High's belly button to the back.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but High moves away.
Arnold is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arnold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
High throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arnold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arnold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
High misses with a head kick.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arnold misses with a wild combination.
High flicks out a counter leg kick but Arnold steps away.
High misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnold.
Arnold seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A jab from High does it's job there.
Arnold is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.
Oh Arnold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
High throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
High misses with a body kick.
High attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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 Jermey Arnold will probably get the nod.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Arnold there.
Arnold seems to have got his legs back now.
High steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arnold. That one must have hurt.
High throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arnold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps High thinking.
Arnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from High.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
High blocks a head kick by Arnold.
Arnold moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from High misses the target.
Arnold throws a hook but High blocks it.
Arnold connects with a right hand. High shakes it off.
High with a body punch. A glancing blow.
High throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnold throws a counter high kick but High was just alert enough to avoid it.
High just misses with a punch to the body.
High loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
High throws a lazy head kick
and Arnold counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High throws a jab when Arnold was well out of range.
High moves forwards but Arnold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but High manages to avoid it.
High misses with a head kick.
Arnold cracks High with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arnold blocks a head kick by High.
High just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArnold.
Jermey Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
High dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
High is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
High connects with a looping right hand.
High scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Arnold. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
High connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses.
Arnold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
High misses with the body kick
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
High throws a head kick but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
High loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
High stuns Arnold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
High tries a head kick but it misses.
Arnold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by High.
High just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnold seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
High throws a body punch but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Arnold throws a right hand that High ducks under and follows up with a left that High also avoids with ease.
High takes a swing at Arnold's ribcage but misses.
Arnold stuns High with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
High throws a head kick that Arnold semi-blocks.
High misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a nice low kick that buckles High's knee momentarily.
Arnold lands a jab to High's midsection.
High throws a looping overhand right but Arnold ducks down to avoid it.
High pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold moves into the clinch successfully.
Arnold is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
High blocks the elbow strike.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a body shot but High blocks it.
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!
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Arnold pressing his opponent against the cage.
High misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
High lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
High lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, High just misses with a elbow thrown towards Arnold's brow.
Arnold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jermey Arnold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
High throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
High lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
High throws a body shot but no joy.
High throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnold is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arnold clinches.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but High is blocking nicely.
High looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arnold landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arnold taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but High has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arnold.
High misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
High misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
High working hard to break the clinch.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but High has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arnold crunches a lovely knee into High's ribcage.
High with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arnold creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but High is blocking nicely.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jermey Arnold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold using the Thai plumb to throw knees but High has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
High dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
High escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
High throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
High is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phil High has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
High lands a jab to Arnold's midsection.
Nice shot lands for High.
Arnold misses with a series of wild punches.
High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Arnold is looking to clinch but High is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
High scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
High misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromArnold.
Arnold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arnold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and High connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arnold scrambles back to his feet.
Arnold connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
High swings away with a leg kick that misses.
High feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Arnold collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phil High!
After winning the bout, Phil High thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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