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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Margera has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bam Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Arloski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arloski has closed the distance and engaged Margera in a clinch.
Margera is trying to break the clinch but Arloski has him pressed against the cage.
Margera is looking to break free of the clinch but Arloski has double underhooks.
Arloski keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arloski is trying to drag Margera to the mat but Margera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Margera has had enough of the clinch but Arloski keeps him there for the moment.
Margera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margera has had enough of the clinch but Arloski keeps him there for the moment.
Margera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arloski has him pressed against the cage.
Arloski keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arloski has picked Margera up - he's going for a ride! Arloski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Margera is breathing heavily.
Arloski is looking for a kimura here.
Arloski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Margera is looking to escape.
Arloski decides to return to a standing position.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Arloski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Arloski stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Bam Margera has been cut.
Arloski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arloski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arloski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arloski instigates a clinch.
Margera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arloski is trying to trip Margera. He has hold of a leg but Margera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Arloski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Margera pushes Arloski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Margera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arloski clinches up against the cage.
Arloski keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arloski manages to break the clinch.
Margera could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arloski dodges the punch combination from Margera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arloski tries to close the distance and clinch but Margera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Margera misses with the combination.
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arloski moves into the clinch successfully.
Margera breaks from the clinch.
Margera scores with a three punch combo!
Arloski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Margera gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Margera pushes Arloski off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Margera.
Arloski dodges the punch combination from Margera.
Arloski throws a head kick that Margera semi-blocks.
Bam Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera misses with a two punch combination.
Margera throws a series of punches but Arloski avoids them all with ease.
Margera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Margera fails to land with a series of punches.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Arloski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Margera throws a series of punches but Arloski avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Margera misses with a double jab.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arloski circles away quickly and effectively.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Margera closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Margera misses with a few strikes there.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Margera looks to land a combination but Arloski avoids it well.
Margera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bam Margera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arloski clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Arloski is controlling the position.
Arloski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Margera breaks the clinch.
Arloski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Margera.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arloski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Arloski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arloski moves into the clinch successfully.
Margera can't break the clinch.
Arloski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arloski manages to break the clinch.
Arloski rushes Margera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arloski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arloski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arloski scores with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Margera as Arloski shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Arloski or perhaps it was just good defense by Margera which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Margera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arloski finds it's way round the side to connect with Margera's head.
Margera throws a right and a left that Arloski avoids nicely.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arloski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arloski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.
Margera misses with a few strikes there.
Margera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Margera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Margera misses with a series of wild punches.
Arloski clinches up against the cage.
Margera wants to get back to striking at distance but Arloski won't allow it.
Margera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Margera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Margera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arloski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Margera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Margera tries to bum rush Arloski with a series of wild strikes but Arloski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Margera throws a right and a left that Arloski avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Margera misses.
Margera throws a series of punches but Arloski avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arloski circles away quickly and effectively.
Margera throws a series of punches but Arloski moves out of range.
A combination from Margera does no damage.
Arloski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arloski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Margera.
Margera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arloski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Margera's guard now.
Margera has his feet on Arloski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Margera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Margera is trying to stand.
Arloski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Margera as Arloski shoots in.
Arloski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera misses with a combination
and Arloski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Margera's guard.
Margera is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Margera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Margera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters by clinching up.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Arloski is controlling the position.
Arloski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Margera's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Margera wants to stand and escape but Arloski is having none of it.
Arloski stands up from Margera's guard - Arloski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters with a head kick. That will keep Margera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Margera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arloski counters by clinching up.
Arloski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arloski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Arloski is controlling the position.
Margera can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera wants to get back to striking at distance but Arloski won't allow it.
Margera is trying to break free.
Margera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Margera throws a combination that misses
so Arloski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Margera is looking to stand up but Arloski isn't so interested in that idea.
Margera pushes Arloski off and gets back to his feet.
Margera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arloski moves into the clinch.
Margera is trying to break free.
Arloski manages to break the clinch.
Margera misses with a double jab
and Arloski counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Margera won't be happy with that.
Margera pushes Arloski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Arloski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Arloski lands a few punches from side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arloski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bam Margera'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!
Margera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arloski closes the distance and clinches.
Arloski is working for takedown but Margera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Arloski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Margera or not.
Arloski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arloski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arloski closes the distance and clinches.
Margera has had enough of the clinch but Arloski keeps him there for the moment.
Arloski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arloski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arloski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Margera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Margera bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Arloski shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margera misses with a combination
and Arloski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arloski throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera has his feet on Arloski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Arloski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Margera takes a step back to recover.
Margera looks to land a combination but Arloski avoids it well.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a nice body kick.
Arloski throws a nice looking combination but Margera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a takedown into side control.
Margera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Arloski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Arloski scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Margera throws a combination that misses
and Arloski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Margera pushes Arloski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Margera misses with a combination
and Arloski counters with a low kick, right behind Margera 's knee.
Margera misses with a double jab
and Arloski counters by clinching up.
Arloski keeps control of Margera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arloski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bam Margera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arloski.
Margera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arloski lands a jab-cross combination.
Margera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Arloski.
Arloski landing with the ground and pound.
Margera wants to stand up but Arloski is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera wriggles free and stands up.
Margera throws a combination that misses
and Arloski counters with a two punch combo.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a body kick.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a two punch combo.
Arloski slips a jab and a cross from Margera.
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arloski.
Margera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Margera throws a combination that misses
enabling Arloski to counter with a crisp jab.
Margera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arloski counters with a straight right hand.
Arloski wants to clinch up but Margera keeps it at a distance.
Margera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arloski counters with a left and a right that stings Margera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arloski counters with a series of strikes. Margera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Margera throws a combination that misses
and Arloski counters by moving into the clinch.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Arloski is controlling the position.
Margera tries to break the clinch but Arloski is controlling the position.
Margera is trying to break the clinch but Arloski has him pressed against the cage.
Margera can't break the clinch.
Margera wants to break free but Arloski has control.
A short right from Arloski.
Arloski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Margera misses with a double jab
and Arloski counters with a three punch combo that has Margera backing up. Margera nods at Arloski to acknowledge the strikes.
Margera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arloski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Margera tries to avoid it but Arloski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Margera to the ground. Margera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Margera throws a combination that misses
and Arloski moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arloski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Margera is keeping busy.
Arloski tries for a takedown but Margera manages to get underhooks.
Bam Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Arloski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Margera can't break the clinch.
Margera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arloski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arloski 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arloski!
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energy
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hype
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