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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 3712 p4p, 509 weight class) and Jermey Arnold (ranked 2917 p4p, 423 weight class). 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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210 lbs
22 - 18 - 4 |
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
22 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jermey Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arnold on the side of the head.
Arnold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Arnold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnold slips a jab from Pick.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Arnold wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Pick misses.
Arnold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Arnold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick lands a body shot.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Pick lands with a nice body punch.
Arnold lands a lovely overhand right.
Pick tries to clinch but Arnold moves away
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Arnold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pick.
Arnold jabs at Pick's body.
Pick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
A shot to the body from Pick misses
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pick connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold throws a head kick but Pick moves out of range.
Pick swings widly with a right hand
and Arnold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pick moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromArnold.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch but Arnold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnold lands a high kick!
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Arnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pick.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick misses with a straight left.
Pick throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold scores with a jab to the head.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold slips under a jab from Pick.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pick on the side of the head.
Pick misses with a left hand
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold lands the left hand.
Pick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arnold is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pick. Those never looked like landing.
Pick looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick clinches.
Arnold lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pick tries to stall but Arnold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arnold's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Pick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pick misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermey Arnold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arnold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pick scores with a sloppy right hand. Arnold should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Arnold.
Pick avoids the head kick by Arnold.
Arnold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jermey Arnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Pick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pick lands with a hook. Arnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Pick.
Pick throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold swings for the body but Pick moves out of range.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick misses with an uppercut
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Pick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick throws a shot to the body.
Pick moves away from the strike by Arnold.
It looked like Pick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Arnold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pick throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arnold needs to keep his hands up - Pick had a free shot at his head there.
Arnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnold gets tackled into the cage by Pick. Pick maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold throws a sloppy head kick and Pick moves out of range easily.
It looked like Pick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pick throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnold.
Pick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick rushes Arnold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pick stalling.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pick's face.
Pick lands with a short shot to the head.
Arnold misses with a knee strike.
Pick lands a shoulder strike.
Pick scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pick lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pick tries to throw a body punch but Arnold avoids it by throwing Pick back against the cage.
A short left from Arnold.
Pick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Pick.
Steve Pick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
The crowd cheers as Arnold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pick doesn't seem phased though.
Arnold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pick.
Pick misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Pick avoids the head kick by Arnold.
Pick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arnold counters with a body kick.
Pick misses the body punch
and Arnold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arnold throws a right and a left that Pick avoids nicely.
Arnold is looking to slow Pick down with leg kicks.
Pick wants to clinch up but Arnold keeps it at a distance.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jermey Arnold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Pick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pick missing with a left hand there. Arnold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pick throws a combination that misses
and Arnold counters with a body kick that stops Pick in his tracks momentarily.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnold misses.
Arnold misses with a double jab.
Pick cracks Arnold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Pick there.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Pick misses with a looping left.
Pick throws a leg kick
enabling Arnold to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arnold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pick tries to clinch
and Arnold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arnold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arnold lands with a right hand.
Arnold blocks a jab.
Arnold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pick throws a looping overhand right but Arnold ducks down to avoid it.
Arnold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Arnold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arnold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pick moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Steve Pick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a straight right.
Arnold raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pick misses with a leg kick
letting Arnold counter with a right hand.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pick misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Arnold.
Pick lands with a short shot to the head.
Pick avoids the elbow strike from Arnold, against the cage.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold has Pick pressed against the cage.
Pick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws a head punch that misses.
Pick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pick takes an elbow to the temple.
Arnold with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pick.
Pick misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pick fails to land.
Arnold tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnold misses with a knee to the head.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but Pick blocks with his arms.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Pick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnold has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pick can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Steve Pick's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnold tries a knee to the head but Pick blocks it.
Pick tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Pick avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Pick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arnold as Pick tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arnold looking to stall.
Jermey Arnold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnold with a knee to the head.
Arnold lands a left hand.
Arnold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jermey Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arnold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermey Arnold!
Jermey Arnold spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Steve Pick spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I will beat this weirdo'.
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